runner
noun[C]
uk/ˈrʌn.ər/us/ˈrʌn.ɚ/runnernoun[C](GOING QUICKLY)
A2
someone whoruns,especiallyin competitions:
奔跑的人；（尤指）参加赛跑的人along-distancerunner长跑运动员
See also
runner-up
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ahorserunningin arace
（参加比赛的）赛马apersonwhoworksfor someone by takingmessages,collectingmoney, etc.
送信人，信差；收账员arunning shoe
橡胶底帆布鞋，体操鞋（同 running shoe）
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- Given hisage, he's aremarkablyfastrunner.
- The runnercollapsedjust a fewpacesfrom thefinish.
- She hasloadsofnaturaltalentas a runner and withrigoroustrainingshe could be aworld-beater.
- During the lastlapof theraceone of the runnersbegantopullahead.
- The runners set off at ablisteringpace.
Competitors & participants in sports & games
- back four
- baller
- ballplayer
- base jumper
- benchwarmer
- challenger
- competitor
- jumper
- keeper
- long-jumper
- longboarder
- major league
- mid-table
- midfield anchor
- retire
- trampolinist
- trialist
- triathlete
- triple jumper
- triple threat
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Horse racing
Messengers and people who deliver things
Shoes
runnernoun[C](BLADE)
one of twobladesunder asledge, usually made ofmetal, thatallowit tomovealongeasily
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The exterior of vehicles
- a fifth/third wheelidiom
- bull bar
- cab
- coachwork
- crumple zone
- finny
- fog light
- full beam
- hazard light
- headlight
- high beams
- hubcap
- mudflap
- side mirror
- sidelight
- sunroof
- tire
- tow bar
- tread
- wing
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Physical supports and supporting
runnernoun[C](STRIP OF MATERIAL/CARPET)
(alsotable runner)
astripofmaterialthat is put along thelengthof atable, fordecoration:
Thedecorisminimalistmodern:barewallsandsimpleblacktableswithwhitelinenrunners.
Also onviewis awonderfulselectionofdesignsforwallpaper,tablemats, runners andcoasters.
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alongnarrowstripofcarpet,especiallyonstairsor in ahallway(= theareajust inside themainentranceof ahousethatleadsto otherroomsand usually to thestairs):
I have just put a runner up thestairsin the samecolour.
Everydaythey have tostraightenthehallrunner.
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Cushions & furniture coverings
- antimacassar
- canopy
- cushion
- loose covers
- pillow
- plump
- plush
- reupholster
- scatter cushion
- scatter rug
- slipcover
- soft furnishings
- soft goods
- table runner
- throw pillow
- throw rug
- upholster
- upholstered
- upholsterer
- upholstery
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Carpets, rugs & other floor coverings
runnernoun[C](STEM)
alongstemof aplantthatgrowsalong thegroundinorderto put downrootsin a newplace
长匐茎，匍匐茎
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Parts of plants
- bilobed
- blade
- bough
- bulb
- calyx
- caning
- cascara sagrada
- corolla
- endodermis
- needle
- outgrowth
- rhizome
- simple leaf
- spine
- stoma
- tea leaf
- variegation
- vascular
- veined
- vesicle
runnernoun[C](TAKING)
someone whotakesillegaldrugsorweaponsfrom oneplaceto another:
走私，非法携带（枪支或毒品）agun-runner枪支走私分子
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- launderer
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- scofflaw
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
Idioms
do a runner
runners and riders