racer vs animate being

racer and animate being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
racer	Yes	No	No	No
animate being	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, animate being is a hypernym of racer; that is, animate being is a word with a broader meaning than racer:

Other hypernyms of racer include animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

racer (noun)	animate being (noun)
an animal that races	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
slender fast-moving North American snakes
a fast car that competes in races
someone who drives racing cars at high speeds