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noun

pacemaker n. (Physiol. & Anat.)

A specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat.

Synonyms: cardiac pacemaker, sinoatrial node.

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.

A horse used to set the pace in racing.

Synonyms: pacer, pacesetter.

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Etymology of 'Pacemaker'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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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

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