| runner | |
| 1. n. Agent noun of run; one who runs. | |
| 2. n. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete. | |
| The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race. | |
| 3. n. Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election. | |
| The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom. | |
| The judge said she would not be a runner in the upcoming elections. | |
| 4. n. Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system). | |
| 5. n. A person or vessel who runs blockades or engages in smuggling. (Especially used in combination with other words, e.g. a gunrunner). | |
| 6. n. (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. | |
| 7. n. (baseball, softball) A baserunner. | |
| The runner was out at second. | |
| 8. n. (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 coac | |
| 9. n. Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war). | |
| 10. n. (slang) A quick escape away from a scene. | |
| He did a runner after robbing the drugstore. | |
| 11. n. A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, compare trainer; a sneaker. | |
| 12. n. A part of an apparatus that moves quickly. | |
| After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle. | |
| 13. n. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding). | |
| 14. n. A smooth strip on which a sledge runs. | |
| 15. n. The blade of an ice skate. | |
| 16. n. The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed. | |
| 17. n. The curved base of a rocking chair, sometimes called the rocker. | |
| 18. n. (slang) An automobile; a working or driveable automobile. | |
| The car salesman told me that the used Volvo was a nice little runner. | |
| Is that old Mercedes on the forecourt a runner? / No, it has no gearbox. | |
| 19. n. A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table. | |
| The red runner makes the table so festive. | |
| 20. n. A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs. | |
| How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall. | |
| 21. n. (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly. | |
| 22. n. (botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners. | |
| 23. n. (climbing) A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend. | |
| 24. n. (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament. | |
| 25. n. A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables. | |
| 26. n. A leaping food fish of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail. | |
| 27. n. (sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent. | |
| 28. n. (video games) A speedrunner. | |
| 29. n. An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation. | |
| This idea isn't a runner. Let's not waste any more time on it. | |
