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Pacemaker   /pˈeɪsmˌeɪkər/   Listen
Pacemaker

noun
1.
A leading instance in its field.  Synonym: pacesetter.
2.
A specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat.  Synonyms: cardiac pacemaker, SA node, sinoatrial node.
3.
An implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker.  Synonym: artificial pacemaker.
4.
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



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