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runner

/ˈɹʌnɚ/noun2 syllables

Runner means: someone who imports or exports without paying duties.

Synonyms for runner20

noun, as in someone who imports or exports without paying duties

smuggler, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser

noun, as in a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

stolon, offset

noun, as in fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

blue runner, Caranx crysos

noun, as in a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

base runner

noun, as in (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

ball carrier

also used for runner

racer, lugger, picker-up, roper, steerer, sneaker, trainer, rocker, quick-draw, extender

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What does runner mean?10

noun

1

someone who imports or exports without paying duties

2

a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

3

fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

4

a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

5

(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

6

someone who travels on foot by running

7

a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents“he sent a runner over with the contract”

8

a trained athlete who competes in foot races

9

a long narrow carpet

10

device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with runner?1

two syllables

gunner
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Runner in a sentence

  • Before the race, the runners have to warm up.CM
  • Generally speaking, distance runners are less flexible than sprinters.patgfisher
  • Are you the runner who escaped the underground city?nonong
  • A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.Scott
  • The runner-up was given an honorable mention.Rawrren
  • It is impossible to catch up with the fast runner.unknown
  • That runner leaped over the hole in the ground.LeviHighway
  • The marathon runner finished the competition completely out of breath.jberkel

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Forms of runner

as a noun

plural
runners