The first baseman tagged the runner out.
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Runner
/ˈɹʌnɚ/
Synonyms for "runner" (148 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
agentappendagearmbinebladebookmakerboughbranchbranchednessbranchinessburgeoncandidatecarriercommissionaireconductorcontrabandistcouriercreeperdeadwooddiplomatic courier
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Noun(9 words)
ball carrierbase runnerblade wheelblue runnercaranx crysoscarpetcontrabandistdistance runnerdrawer rail
Strong matches (44)
Related words (74)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: agent, appendage, arm, ball carrier, base runner.
- Sentence evidence is available for runner, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "runner".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "runner"
Keep "runner" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "runner" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "runner", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "runner" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
28 entriesathleteballplayerbaseball playercarpetcarpetingcompetitorcouriercriminalcrookdevicefelonfloor coveringfootball playerfootballerjackjock
Showing 16 of 28 words.
More specific
11 entriescabinet runnerdrawer runnerhall runnerhydro turbine runnerkaplan runnermarathonermiddle distance runnerpelton wheelsprinterstair runnerultrarunner
Collocations
6 entriescabinet runnerdrawer runnerelite runnerhall runnermarathon runnertrack runner
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
112 translations across 64 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- vrapues noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- vrapuese noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- δρομεύς noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Arabic
2 entries- عَدَّاء noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- عَدَّاءَة noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Armenian
1 entries- վազորդ noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- qaçıcı noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Bashkir
1 entries- йүгереүсе noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Belarusian
2 entries- бягу́н noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- бягу́нка noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Bulgarian
3 entries- бега́ч noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- бега́чка noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- махови́к noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
Burmese
1 entries- အပြေးသမား noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Catalan
1 entries- corredor noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 跑步者 noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Czech
2 entries- běžec noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- běžkyně noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Danish
1 entries- løber noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Dutch
1 entries- renner noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Estonian
1 entries- jooksja noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Finnish
4 entries- jalas noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
- juoksija noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- kanava noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
- liukukisko noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
French
4 entries- coulisse noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
- coureur noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- coureuse noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- glissière noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
Galician
1 entries- corredor noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Georgian
1 entries- მორბენალი noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
German
3 entries- Kufe noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
- Läufer noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- Läuferin noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Greek
1 entries- δρομέας noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Hebrew
1 entries- אָצָן noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Hindi
2 entries- धावक noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- रनर noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Hungarian
1 entries- futó noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Icelandic
1 entries- hlaupari noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Italian
3 entries- corridore noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- corritrice noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- podista noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Japanese
2 entries- ランナー noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- 走者 noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Kazakh
2 entries- желаяқ noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- жүгіруші noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Khmer
1 entries- អ្នករត់ប្រណាំង noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Korean
1 entries- 주자 noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- жөө күлүк noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Lao
1 entries- ນັກແລ່ນ noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Latin
1 entries- cursor noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Latvian
2 entries- skrējēja noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- skrējējs noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Lithuanian
2 entries- bėgikas noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- bėgikė noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Macedonian
2 entries- тркач noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- тркачка noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Marathi
3 entries- धावक noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- धावणारा noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- धावणारी noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Māori
2 entries- kaiomaoma noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- waetea noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- bezvan noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- løper noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- løper noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- laupar noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- laupar noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
- løpar noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- løpar noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
Old English
1 entries- rynel noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Persian
1 entries- دَوَندِه noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Polish
2 entries- biegacz noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- biegaczka noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Portuguese
2 entries- corredor noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- corredora noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Romagnol
1 entries- curidôr noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Romanian
2 entries- alergătoare noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- alergător noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Russian
4 entries- бегу́н noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- бегу́нья noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- доро́жка noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
- по́лоз noun (mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- trkàčica noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- tr̀kāč noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- тр̀ка̄ч noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- трка̀чица noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Slovak
2 entries- bežec noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- bežkyňa noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Slovene
2 entries- tekač noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- tekačica noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Spanish
2 entries- corredor noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- corredora noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Swedish
1 entries- löpare noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Tajik
1 entries- даванда noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Tatar
1 entries- йөгерешче noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Thai
1 entries- นักวิ่ง noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Turkish
1 entries- koşucu noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Turkmen
2 entries- ylgawçy noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- ylgaýjy noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Ukrainian
2 entries- бігу́н noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
- бігу́нка noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Urdu
1 entries- رَنَر noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Uyghur
1 entries- يۈگۈرگۈچى noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Uzbek
1 entries- yuguruvchi noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Vietnamese
1 entries- người chạy noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Yiddish
1 entries- לויפֿער noun (somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace)
Sample sentences
36 total sentences available.
A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.
Source: tatoeba (29660)
The fastest runner can't run 100 meters in 9 seconds.
Source: tatoeba (30496)
Tony is a fast runner.
Source: tatoeba (37690)
Showing 4 of 36 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "runner"?
Closest matches include agent, appendage, arm, ball carrier, base runner.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "runner"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.