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Definition runner in British English

runner noun

[countable] noun
/ˈrʌnə(r)/
1

someone who runs for pleasure or as a sport

Example

a keen marathon runner

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run run runner
1.1

a person or animal that runs in a race

Example

a list of runners and riders

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ahead a poor second baton
1.2

in baseball, a player who is on one of the bases waiting for the ball to be hit, so that they can try to run and get a point

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the American League ball game batter
2

a narrow piece of metal, wood, or plastic on which something such as a drawer or a door slides

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caster castor drawer
2.1

one of the two narrow pieces of metal under a sledge that it slides on over snow

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après-ski binding chairlift
3

someone who carries drugs or weapons illegally from one place to another

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abductor abettor accessory
3.1

someone who delivers messages

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postwoman sender messenger
4

a long narrow carpet, especially in a hall or on stairs

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bath mat carpet carpeting
5

a stem that grows along the ground and has a new plant growing on it

Example

a strawberry runner

Synonyms and related words
aerial root anther beanstalk
Definition runner in British English