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Runner
ˈrʌnə
- a person that runs, especially in a specified way
"Mary was a fast runner"
- a person who runs competitively as a sport or hobby
"a 400 metres runner"
- a horse that runs in a particular race
"there were only four runners"
- a vehicle or machine that operates in a satisfactory or specified way
"the van was a good and reliable runner"
- a contender for a job or position
"I am one among fifty runners for the job"
- an idea that has a chance of being accepted; a practical suggestion
"trying to determine whether a tax on books is a runner"
- a person who runs between the wickets for an injured batter
"he came in to bat with a runner"
- a messenger, collector, or agent for a bank, bookmaker, or similar
- an orderly in the army
- a freelance antiques dealer
"‘runners’ who spend their time looking for good buys"
- a person who smuggles specified goods into or out of a country or area
"a gun-runner"
- a rod, groove, or blade on which something slides
- each of the long pieces on the underside of a sledge that forms the contact in sliding
- a roller for moving a heavy article
"the vegetable baskets were on runners"
- a ring capable of slipping or sliding along a strap or rod or through which something may be passed or drawn
- a rope in a single block with one end round a tackle block and the other having a hook
- a shoot, typically leafless, which grows from the base of a plant along the surface of the ground and can take root at points along its length
"it's not always easy to find strawberry runners with good strong roots"
- a plant that spreads by means of runners
- a twining plant
- a long, narrow rug or strip of carpet, especially for a hall or stairway
"a faded runner held in place with brass stair rods"
- a revolving millstone
- a police officer
- a fast-swimming fish of the jack family, occurring in tropical seas