Meaning & Definition of Runner in English
English⟶
Runner
/rənər/
noun
1. Someone who imports or exports without paying duties
synonym:
- smuggler,
- runner,
- contrabandist,
- moon curser,
- moon-curser
2. Someone who travels on foot by running
synonym:
- runner
3. A person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
- "He sent a runner over with the contract"
synonym:
- runner
4. A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
synonym:
- base runner,
- runner
5. A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
synonym:
- stolon,
- runner,
- offset
6. A trained athlete who competes in foot races
synonym:
- runner
7. (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
synonym:
- ball carrier,
- runner
8. A long narrow carpet
synonym:
- runner
9. Device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
synonym:
- runner
10. Fish of western atlantic: cape cod to brazil
synonym:
- runner,
- blue runner,
- Caranx crysos
Examples of using
The runner is running on the running track.
She is a runner.
Naoko is a fast runner.