different between racer vs raper

English

Etymology

race +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??e?s?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??e?s??/

Noun

racer (plural racers)

1. Someone who takes part in a race.
2. A racehorse.
3. A vehicle or other device used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
4. An animal known for its fast speed, or suitable for racing; applied especially to a number of North American snakes, certain kinds of lake trout, etc.
5. Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.
6. (video games, informal) A video game involving racing of any kind.
   • 2012, Jeff W. Murray, Game Development for iOS with Unity3D (page 102)

     For our kart racer, we will start by investigating common elements in similar games that we will need to bring to life, […]

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ???? (r?s?)

Translations

Anagrams

• Cerra, Crear, carer, crare

Danish

Etymology 1

From English racer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [????s?]

Noun

racer c (singular definite raceren, plural indefinite racere)

1. racer

Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [????s?]

Noun

racer c

1. indefinite plural of race

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [????s?]

Verb

racer

1. present of race

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English racer. Equivalent to racen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?re?.s?r/
• Hyphenation: ra?cer

Noun

racer m (plural racers)

1. A racer, one who races.

Derived terms

• straatracer

French

Etymology

From English racer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.sœ?/

Noun

racer m (plural racers)

1. racecar
2. (any kind of) vehicle used for racing, racer

Further reading

• “racer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• carre, carré

English

Etymology

rape +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?p?(?)/
• Rhymes: -e?p?(?)

Noun

raper (plural rapers)

1. (informal) A person who has raped someone; a rapist.
   • 1963, Edwin M. Moseley, Pseudonyms of Christ in the Modern Novel: Motifs and Methods (page 149)

     "Jesus Christ!" Grimm says, profanely pushing Hightower aside as he goes on to shoot Christmas and to emasculate him, according to the custom of lynchers punishing the dark rapers of white women.

   • 1995, Simon Goldhill, Foucault's Virginity (page 71)

     Turning round, Cleitophon finds he is standing by a painter's studio which is exhibiting a painting of the whole story of the rape of Philomela, including the tapestry she weaves telling her own story after her raper, Tereus, has cut out her tongue.

Anagrams

• parer

French

Alternative forms

• rapper
• Homophone: râper

Etymology

Borrowed from English rap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.pe/

Verb

raper

1. To rap (to sing rap songs).

Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

raper

1. present of rape.

Polish

Etymology

From English rapper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra.p?r/

Noun

raper m pers (feminine raperka)

1. (music) rapper

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) raperski

Related terms

• (verb) rapowa?
• (noun) rap
• (adjective) rapowy

Further reading

• raper in Polish dictionaries at PWN