runner

Meaning

1. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
2. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
3. (slang) Agent noun of run; one who runs.
4. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
5. (in-compounds) Agent noun of run; one who runs.
6. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
7. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
8. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
9. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
10. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
11. (US, dated) Agent noun of run; one who runs.
12. (slang) Agent noun of run; one who runs.
13. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
14. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
15. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
16. (slang) A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.
17. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland) A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
18. Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
19. A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
20. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
21. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
22. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
23. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
24. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
25. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
26. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
27. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
28. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
29. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
30. (slang) An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
31. A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
32. A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
33. (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
34. 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.
35. 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.
36. A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
37. A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
38. A speedrunner.
39. An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
40. A running gag.
41. A streamlet.
42. A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.

Synonyms

messenger

smuggler

racer

contrabandist

moon curser

stolon

blue runner

courier

rug

Caranx crysos

offset

moon-curser

base runner

gofer

jogger

track

mackerel

ball carrier

do a runner

impeller

black jack

rotor

orderly

rocker

crevalle

castor

fugitive

flyer

gate

cartwheel

blockade-runner

errand boy

envoy

carrier

engine-driver

driver

candidate

blade

bearer

dogsbody

marathoner

deliverer

bruiser

leather jacket

millstone

mule

office boy

office worker

🧑‍💼

cursor

landrail

Translations

Läufer

corredor

coureur

🏃

corridore

🏃

δρομέας

hardloper

🏃

corredor

cursor

🏃

loper

🏃

corredor

🏃

courrier

koşucu

🏃

stolon

podista

🏃

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹʌnɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rennere

Cognate with Old Norse: rennari

Cognate with Middle English: runel

Cognate with Old English: rynel

In summary

From Middle English rennere, rynner, urnare, equivalent to run + -er. Cognate with Old Norse rennari (“runner; messenger”). Displaced earlier Middle English runel (“runner”), from Old English rynel (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”).

Sentences

A modern hurdle will fall over if a runner hits it .