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Runner
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- 1 A surname.
- 1 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
"The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race."
- 2 Short for Bow Street Runner abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil wordnet
- 4 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
"The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom."
- 5 device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along wordnet
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- 6 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A competitor in a poker tournament. slang
- 7 a long narrow carpet wordnet
- 8 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
"[…] at least half of which would be put into the pool for the winner, the rest kept for the runners of the system to cover costs and more than likely make a fair profit."
- 9 (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play wordnet
- 10 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling. in-compounds
"The gunrunners were arrested leaving the airport."
- 11 a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) wordnet
- 12 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
- 13 a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents wordnet
- 14 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A baserunner.
"The runner was out at second."
- 15 someone who travels on foot by running wordnet
- 16 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
- 17 a trained athlete who competes in foot races wordnet
- 18 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
"By 1963, Carmine was working as a "runner" for an accounting firm, and he would drop by 1619 Broadway to knock on doors in hopes of selling off some of his songs"
- 19 someone who imports or exports without paying duties wordnet
- 20 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
"“Then you divide your army amongst the various houses where restorations are ordered for Jubilee day?” / “Certainly—say one waiter to ten guests—if it was a dinner we should send one waiter to six guests—with runners, of course.” / “Runners?” / “Omnibuses you call them here—young ones—apprentices—who wait on the waiters.” / “Run everywhere, do anything?”"
- 21 a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips wordnet
- 22 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A trusty (prisoner granted special privileges). US, dated
"In our prisons you might find a condemned man working as a runner, a trusty, which is about as far from segregation as you can get."
- 23 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent. slang
"This week hundreds of NFL agents gathered to hear an honorable man talk about a noble pipedream. It was a discussion about a significant step to end one of the cornerstones of corruption in college football: runners. Not the backs getting their 40 times tested at the scouting combine but the slimeball trolls who work on behalf of agents to help recruit — a generous word — football prospects by illegally giving them cash (or cars or money for family members or rent for a nice house) so the player then signs with the agent upon turning pro."
- 24 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
- 25 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
- 26 Agent noun of run; one who runs.; An assistant.
- 27 A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away. slang
"He did a runner after robbing the drugstore."
- 28 A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners. Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland
"Tess stands by Mr Foley in runners that are bright yellow and exuberant and off-putting."
- 29 Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
- 30 A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
"After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle."
- 31 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
- 32 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The blade of an ice skate.
- 33 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
- 34 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
"Maintenance was simplified by making all components easily accessible and easy to remove: for example, the air compressors in the short nose slide out on runners."
- 35 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The curved base of a rocking chair.
- 36 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
- 37 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
- 38 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
- 39 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
- 40 A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).; A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
- 41 An automobile; a working or driveable automobile. slang
"The car salesman told me that the used Volvo was a nice little runner."
- 42 A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
"The red runner makes the table so festive."
- 43 A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
"Why don't we put down a clear runner in the front hall?"
- 44 A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly. slang
- 45 A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
- 46 A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
- 47 A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
- 48 A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
- 49 A speedrunner.
- 50 An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
"This idea isn't a runner. Let's not waste any more time on it."
- 51 A running gag.
"Don’t Look Up jabs around omnidirectionally, and some of the most gleefully ridiculous jokes land: There’s an inspired runner about an increasingly scandal-plagued Supreme Court nominee, for example, and another in which politicians and voters alike absurdly declare their allegiance to “the jobs the comet will bring.”"
- 52 A streamlet.
"A runner, or streamlet, from other woods joined it at this end, and waited in the pool to pass through the grating to the mills."
- 53 A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.
Etymology
From Middle English rennere, rynner, urnare, equivalent to run + -er. Cognate with Old Norse rennari (“runner; messenger”). Displaced earlier Middle English runel (“runner”), from Old English rynel (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”).
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