runner

noun

/ˈrʌnə(r)/

/ˈrʌnər/

Idioms

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a person or an animal that runs, especially one taking part in a race
- a long-distance/cross-country/marathon runner
- He was a fast runner.
- a list of runners (= horses in a race) and riders
- She is the world's greatest marathon runner.
see also forerunner, front runner, roadrunner
Extra Examples
- She was a good runner and soon caught up with Tom.
- Some of the country's top long-distance runners are competing in this 10km race.
- There are several promising young 1500-metre runners coming through.
Topics Sports: other sportsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fast
- good
- great
- …
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(especially in compounds) a person who takes goods illegally into or out of a place
- a drug runner
see also gunrunnerTopics Crime and punishmentc2
a narrow piece of metal, plastic or wood that something slides on or can move along on
- the runners of a sledge
a plant stem that grows along the ground and puts down roots to form a new plant
a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet on a piece of furniture or on the floor
a person in a company or an organization whose job is to take messages, documents, etc. from one place to anotherTopics Jobsc2
(Canadian English) a shoe that is used for running or doing other sport in

Idioms

do a runner

(British English, informal) to leave or run away from somewhere in a hurry, especially to avoid paying a bill or receiving a punishment

单词	runner
释义	runner noun /ˈrʌnə(r)/ /ˈrʌnər/ Idioms jump to other results a person or an animal that runs, especially one taking part in a race a long-distance/cross-country/marathon runner He was a fast runner. a list of runners (= horses in a race) and riders She is the world's greatest marathon runner. see also forerunner, front runner, roadrunner Extra Examples She was a good runner and soon caught up with Tom. Some of the country's top long-distance runners are competing in this 10km race. There are several promising young 1500-metre runners coming through. Topics Sports: other sportsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fast good great … See full entry (especially in compounds) a person who takes goods illegally into or out of a place a drug runner see also gunrunnerTopics Crime and punishmentc2 a narrow piece of metal, plastic or wood that something slides on or can move along on the runners of a sledge a plant stem that grows along the ground and puts down roots to form a new plant a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet on a piece of furniture or on the floor a person in a company or an organization whose job is to take messages, documents, etc. from one place to anotherTopics Jobsc2 (Canadian English) a shoe that is used for running or doing other sport in Idioms do a runner (British English, informal) to leave or run away from somewhere in a hurry, especially to avoid paying a bill or receiving a punishment
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