runnernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈrʌn.ər/us/ˈrʌn.ɚ/runner noun [ C ] (GOING QUICKLY)
A2 someone who runs, especially in competitions:
a horse running in a race
a person who works for someone by taking messages, collecting money, etc.
a running shoe
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- Given his age, he's a remarkably fast runner.
- The runner collapsed just a few paces from the finish.
- She has loads of natural talent as a runner and with rigorous training she could be a world-beater.
- During the last lap of the race one of the runners began to pull ahead.
- The runners set off at a blistering pace.
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Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- benchwarmer
- boot boy
- center forward
- center half
- defence
- eleven
- fielder
- finisher
- gymnast
- outfield player
- outside forward
- phoenix club
- playmaker
- poacher
- scratch
- sprint
- squad
- underdog
- winger
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runner noun [ C ] (BLADE)
one of two metal blades under a sledge, usually made of metal, that allow it to move along easily
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The exterior of vehicles
- brake light
- bull bar
- bumper sticker
- Klaxon
- licence plate
- license plate number
- offside
- petrol cap
- radial
- retread
- roll bar
- roof
- roof rack
- side mirror
- splash guard
- stepney
- tyre
- vanity plates
- wing
- wing mirror
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runner noun [ C ] (STEM)
a long stem of a plant that grows along the ground in order to put down roots in a new place
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cambium
- cane
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- lily pad
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- needle
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
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runner noun [ C ] (TAKING)
someone who takes illegal drugs or weapons from one place to another:
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Miscellaneous criminals
- arson
- bigamy
- black hat
- black market
- blackmail
- fence
- fire starter
- fire-raising
- fly-posting
- forger
- pickpocket
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plunder
- poacher
- stowaway
- straw man
- suicide bomber
- swindle
- terrorist
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