Meaning & use
Pacemaker
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A small medical device implanted to regulate an irregular or slow heartbeat, or a runner who sets the pace for others in a race.
See it in a sentence
Doctors fitted her with a pacemaker after diagnosing an irregular heart rhythm.
The pacemaker set a blistering opening lap before dropping out at the halfway mark.
A note on using this word
The medical sense and the athletics sense both rely on the core idea of a device or person that sets or controls a rhythm or speed.
Another way to use it
2. noun
A runner or vehicle that sets the speed for competitors in a race.
The pacemaker dropped back after leading for three laps.
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