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Definition of Runner
1. Noun. Someone who imports or exports without paying duties.
Specialized synonyms: Coyote, Arms-runner, Gunrunner, Rumrunner
Generic synonyms: Criminal, Crook, Felon, Malefactor, Outlaw
Derivative terms: Contraband, Smuggle
2. Noun. Someone who travels on foot by running.
3. Noun. A person who is employed to deliver messages or documents. "He sent a runner over with the contract"
4. Noun. A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base).
Category relationships: Baseball, Baseball Game
Generic synonyms: Ballplayer, Baseball Player
5. Noun. A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips.
6. Noun. A trained athlete who competes in foot races.
Specialized synonyms: Long-distance Runner, Marathon Runner, Marathoner, Road Runner, Miler, Sprinter
Derivative terms: Run
7. Noun. (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play.
Category relationships: Football, Football Game
Generic synonyms: Football Player, Footballer
Specialized synonyms: Forward Passer, Passer, Rusher
8. Noun. A long narrow carpet.
9. Noun. Device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along.
10. Noun. Fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil.
Definition of Runner
1. n. One who, or that which, runs; a racer.
Definition of Runner
1. Noun. Agent noun of run; somebody who runs. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) A quick escape away from a scene. ¹
3. Noun. A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, compare trainer; a sneaker. ¹
4. Noun. A part of an apparatus that moves quickly ¹
5. Noun. A mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface. ¹
6. Noun. A strip of fabric used to decorate a table. ¹
7. Noun. A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs. ¹
8. Noun. (cricket) a player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat. ¹
9. Noun. (baseball) A player who runs the bases. ¹
10. Noun. (Australian rules football) A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field. ¹
11. Noun. (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly. ¹
12. Noun. (botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets. ¹
13. Noun. (climbing) A short sling with a karabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend. ¹
14. Noun. (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Runner
1. one that runs [n -S] - See also: runs
Medical Definition of Runner
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