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- Dictionaryrunner/ˈrʌnə/
noun
- 1. a person that runs, especially in a specified way: "Mary was a fast runner"
- ▪ a person who runs competitively as a sport or hobby: "a 400 metres runner" Similar athletesprinterhurdlerracerlong-distance runnercross-country runnerjoggercompetitorcontenderparticipantentrantinformal:miler
- ▪ a horse that runs in a particular race: "there were only four runners"
- ▪ a vehicle or machine that operates in a satisfactory or specified way: "the van was a good and reliable runner"
- ▪ a contender for a job or position: informal British "I am one among fifty runners for the job"
- ▪ an idea that has a chance of being accepted; a practical suggestion: informal British "trying to determine whether a tax on books is a runner"
- ▪ a person who runs between the wickets for an injured batter: "he came in to bat with a runner"
- ▪ a messenger, collector, or agent for a bank, bookmaker, or similar. Similar messengercouriererrand boymessenger boyscoutagentcollectorinformal:gofer
- ▪ an orderly in the army.
- ▪ a freelance antiques dealer: informal British "‘runners’ who spend their time looking for good buys"
- 2. a person who smuggles specified goods into or out of a country or area: "a gun-runner"
- 3. a rod, groove, or blade on which something slides.
- ▪ each of the long pieces on the underside of a sledge that forms the contact in sliding.
- ▪ a roller for moving a heavy article: "the vegetable baskets were on runners"
- ▪ a ring capable of slipping or sliding along a strap or rod or through which something may be passed or drawn.
- ▪ a rope in a single block with one end round a tackle block and the other having a hook.
- 4. a shoot, typically leafless, which grows from the base of a plant along the surface of the ground and can take root at points along its length: "it's not always easy to find strawberry runners with good strong roots" Similar shootoffshootsprouttendrilsprigsuckertechnical:stolonflagellum
- ▪ a plant that spreads by means of runners.
- ▪ a twining plant.
- 5. a long, narrow rug or strip of carpet, especially for a hall or stairway: "a faded runner held in place with brass stair rods"
- 6. a revolving millstone.
- 7. a police officer. archaic
- 8. see Indian runner
- 9. a fast-swimming fish of the jack family, occurring in tropical seas.
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