road racern.
/ˈrəʊd ˌreɪsə/, U.S. /ˈroʊd ˌreɪsər/ A contestant in a road race. Also: a bicycle, vehicle, etc., used in road racing.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > other types of racing car
road racer1885
sprint car1904
road car1914
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > driver
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racing driver1903
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speed king1913
stock-car driver1955
privateer1969
stock-car racer1976
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1885 Outing 7 99/2 The Dorchester Bicycle Club road races were held July 25, the principal event being the fifty-mile race, in which some of the best road racers in the country appeared.
1908 H. G. Wells War in Air i. 14 Even a road-racer, geared to a hundred and twenty, failed to satisfy him.
1926 E. Hemingway Sun also Rises xix. 247 All spring and all summer and all fall he spent on the road with bicycle road-racers.
1954 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Nov. 17/2 (heading) Road racers top 3 marks.
1976 Norwich Mercury 19 Nov. 12/1 For road racers and scramblers the financial drain is even worse.
2003 Budget Living Apr.–May 54/2 Meet the love child of..[a] mountain bike and a sleek road racer: a so-called hybrid that's..as comfortable riding over boulders as it is on blacktop.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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