See also: Pacer and pācer

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  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

pace +‎ -er

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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).
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Etymology 2 edit

From the brand name Pacer.

Noun edit

pacer (plural pacers)

  1. (Australia) A mechanical pencil.

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Galician edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

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

  1. to graze, to pasture

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pācer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pācō

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish pasçer, from Latin pāscere, pāscō, from Proto-Italic *pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (to protect).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /paˈθeɾ/ [paˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /paˈseɾ/ [paˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: pa‧cer

Verb edit

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

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