racer

1. One that races or takes part in a race.
2. A vehicle used in racing.
3. Any of various fast-moving North American snakes of the genus Coluber.

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Racer (Coluber constrictor) (credit: © Z. Leszczynski/Animals Animals)

Any of several slender, swift snakes (subspecies of Coluber constrictor, family Colubridae) of North and Central America and Asia. Racers have a long tail, big eyes, and smooth scales. Colour and pattern vary among subspecies, some of which grow to 6 ft (1.8 m) long. Among the fastest of snakes, racers can move at 3.5 mph (5.6 km/hr). They hold down their prey, usually a small warm-blooded animal, by the weight of their coils and then swallow it. If cornered, they vibrate the tail and strike repeatedly with a sideways motion that tears a victim's skin. See also black snake.

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n. a circular horizontal rail along which the carriage or traversing platform of a heavy gun moves.

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Racer may refer to:

Snakes

• Coluber, a genus of harmless colubrid snakes.
• Drymobius, a.k.a. neotropical racers, a genus of harmless colubrid snakes.
• Masticophis, a.k.a. whip snakes or coachwhips, a genus of harmless genus of colubrid snakes.
• Alsophis, a genus of harmless, critically endangered and small colubrid snakes.
• Lampropeltis getula, a.k.a. the eastern kingsnake, a harmless colubrid species found in the eastern United States.

Entertainment

• Racing game, computer game genre involving racing
• Racer (simulator), a free racing simulator available online
• Ridge Racer, name of several arcade games
• Racer (Kennywood), a wooden racing roller coaster at Kennywood Park
• Racer (Kings Island), a wooden racing roller coaster at Kings Island

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - væddeløber, væddeløbshest, racerbil, racercykel, cykelrytter

Nederlands (Dutch)
racemodel (auto/fiets/ jacht etc.), hardloper, renpaard, rail waarop zwaar geschut draait

Français (French)
n. - vélo de course, moto de course, voilier de course, voiture de course, chien de course, cheval de course, coureur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rennwagen, Rennpferd, Rennjacht, Renner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δρομέας, αγωνιστικό όχημα ή σκάφος

Italiano (Italian)
automobile da corsa, corridore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bicicleta de corrida (f), barco (m)

Русский (Russian)
гоночная машина, гонщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - coche de carreras, corredor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snabb bil, snabb motorcykel, kapplöpningshäst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赛跑者, 比赛用的汽车

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 賽跑者, 比賽用的汽車

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경주자, 경주마, 경주용 요트

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 競走者, レーサー, 競走馬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متسابق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכונית-מירוץ, מתחרה (במירוץ), סוס מירוץ‬

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