runner-up
noun /ˌrʌnər ˈʌp/
/ˌrʌnər ˈʌp/
(plural runners-up)
- a person or team that finishes second in a race or competition; a person or team that has not finished first but that wins a prize
- Winner: Kay Hall. Runner-up: Chris Platts.
- They finished runners-up behind Sweden.
- The runners-up will all receive a £50 prize.
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- competition
- disqualify
- judge
- prize
- round
- runner-up
- submit
- tiebreaker
- winner
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsc1- She had to be content with the runners-up position.
- She was last year's runner-up to Sarah Jones.
- The mayor presented the medals to the winners and runners-up.
- There are three runners-up prizes of club shirts.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRunner-up is used before these nouns:- finish
- prize
- spot
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