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   Run·ner

   /ˈrənər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who runs, especially in a specified way: "Mary was a fast runner"
   • ▪ a person who runs competitively as a sport or hobby: "a marathon runner" Similar athletesprinterhurdlerracerlong-distance runnercross-country runnerjoggercompetitorcontenderparticipantentrantinformal:miler
   • ▪ a horse that runs in a particular race: "there were only four runners"
   • ▪ a messenger, collector, or agent for a bank, bookmaker, or other organization. Similar messengercouriererrand boymessenger boyscoutagentcollectorinformal:gofer
   • ▪ a base runner.
   • ▪ a messenger in the army.
   • 2. a person who smuggles specified goods into or out of a country or area: "a drug-runner"
   • 3. a rod, groove, or blade on which something slides.
   • ▪ each of the long pieces on the underside of a sled that forms the contact in sliding.
   • ▪ a roller for moving a heavy article: "the vegetable baskets were on runners"
   • ▪ a ring capable of slipping or sliding along a strap or rod or through which something may be passed or drawn.
   • ▪ a rope run through a block.
   • 4. a shoot, typically leafless, which grows from the base of a plant along the surface of the ground and can take root at points along its length: "it's not always easy to find strawberry runners with good strong roots" Similar shootoffshootsprouttendrilsprigsuckertechnical:stolonflagellum
   • ▪ a plant that spreads by means of runners.
   • ▪ a twining plant.
   • 5. a long, narrow rug or strip of carpet, especially for a hall or stairway: "a faded runner held in place with brass stair rods"
   • 6. a revolving millstone.
   • 7. a fast-swimming fish of the jack family, occurring in tropical seas.

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   What is runner noun?

   • (British English, informal) to leave or run away from somewhere in a hurry, especially to avoid paying a bill or receiving a punishment Definition of runner noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does a runner do?

   • Someone who is a runner for a particular person or company is employed to take messages, collect money, or do other small tasks for them. ...a bookie's runner. Runners are thin strips of wood or metal underneath something which help it to move smoothly. ...the runners of his sled. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   What do you call a person who runs?

   • 1. a person, animal, or thing that runs, esp. as a racer. 2. a messenger, esp. of a bank or brokerage house. 3. Baseball. base runner. 4. Football. the ball-carrier. 5. a smuggler. 6. a vessel engaged in smuggling. 7. a person who takes and often pays off bets for a bookmaker.

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   What is a fast runner?

   • a person or an animal that runs, especially one taking part in a race He was a fast runner. She is the world's greatest marathon runner. (especially in compounds) a person who takes goods illegally into or out of a place a narrow piece of metal, plastic or wood that something slides on or can move along on

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