pacer

See also: Pacer and pācer

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From pace +‎ -er.

Noun

pacer (plural pacers)

  1. One who paces.
  2. In harness racing, a horse with a gait in which the front and back legs on one side take a step together alternating with the legs on the other side; as opposed to a trotter.
  3. A pacemaker (one who sets the pace in a race).
  4. A timer in an electric toothbrush that indicates how long the user should spend brushing in each part of the mouth.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the brand name Pacer.

Noun

pacer (plural pacers)

  1. (Australia) A mechanical pencil.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?] (compare Portuguese pascer), from Latin pāscere (compare Spanish pacer).

Verb

pacer (first-person singular present pazo, first-person singular preterite pacín, past participle pacido)

  1. to graze, to pasture

Conjugation

Latin

Verb

pācer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pācō

Malay

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of apa cerita.

Phrase

pacer

  1. (colloquial) What's up?

References

  • Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 30

Spanish

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Spanish pascer, from Latin pāscere.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    pacer (first-person singular present pazco, first-person singular preterite pací, past participle pacido)

    1. to graze, to pasture
    2. to put out to pasture
    3. to eat away, to nibble, to gnaw

    Conjugation

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