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Pacemaker   /pˈeɪsmˌeɪkər/   Listen
noun
pacemaker  n.  (Physiol. & Anat.)
1.
A specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat.
Synonyms: cardiac pacemaker, sinoatrial node.
2.
An implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker (1); used to assist people whose heartbeat is irregular.
Synonyms: artificial pacemaker.
3.
A horse used to set the pace in racing.
Synonyms: pacer, pacesetter.





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"Pacemaker" Quotes from Famous Books



... 'phone and calls up Pinckney at the club. Didn't I tell you about him? Sure, that's the one. You wouldn't think though, to see him and me tappin' each other with the mitts, that he was a front ranker in the smart push. But he's all of that. He's a pacemaker for the swiftest bunch in the world. Say, if he should take to walkin' on his hands, there wouldn't be no men's shoes sold on ...
— Shorty McCabe • Sewell Ford
... pace but, fortunately, all members of the party were young men and accustomed to physical exercise, and none found it any hardship to keep up with their pacemaker. On the contrary, three at least enjoyed the expedition and found their spirits uplifted by the zest of this unexpected adventure undertaken at ...
— The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards • Gerald Breckenridge
... Teall broke through cover for the road. Never before had he realized how fast it was possible for him to sprint. Terror is an unexcelled pacemaker at times. ...
— The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics • H. Irving Hancock


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