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runner

noun
/ˈɹʌnɚ/US/ˈɹʌnə/UK

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”).

  1. inherited from rennere

Definitions

  1. Agent noun of run

    Agent noun of run; one who runs.

    • The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
    • Near-synonym: racer

  2. A quick escape away from a scene

    A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.

    • He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.

  3. A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.

    • Tess stands by Mr Foley in runners that are bright yellow and exuberant and off-putting.
  4. ›+ 18 more definitions

    1. Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.

    2. 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.

    3. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or…

      A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).

    4. An automobile

      An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.

      • The car salesman told me that the used Volvo was a nice little runner.
      • Is that old Mercedes on the forecourt a runner? / No, it has no gearbox.

    5. A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.

      • The red runner makes the table so festive.

    6. 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?

    7. A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.

    8. A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets,…

      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.

    9. A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or…

      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.

    10. A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies

      A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.

    11. A rope to increase the power of a tackle.

    12. A speedrunner.

    13. 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.

    14. A running gag.

      • The fairy-tale promise of love and intimacy became a runner in Swift’s work as a songwriter, something she’d repeatedly espouse, then skewer; she was self-aware about the role narrative played in her expectations.

    15. 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.

    16. A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.

    17. Short for Bow Street Runner

    18. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA