Definitions for runner
ˈrʌn ərrun·ner

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smuggler, runner, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-cursernoun

   someone who imports or exports without paying duties

2. runnernoun

   someone who travels on foot by running

3. runnernoun

   a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents

   "he sent a runner over with the contract"

4. base runner, runnernoun

   a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

5. stolon, runner, offsetnoun

   a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

6. runnernoun

   a trained athlete who competes in foot races

7. ball carrier, runnernoun

   (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

8. runnernoun

   a long narrow carpet

9. runnernoun

   device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

10. runner, blue runner, Caranx crysosnoun

    fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. runnernoun

   Agent noun of run; somebody who runs.

2. runnernoun

   A quick escape away from a scene.

   He did a runner after robbing the drugstore

3. runnernoun

   A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, compare trainer; a sneaker.

4. runnernoun

   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.

5. runnernoun

   A mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface.

6. runnernoun

   A strip of fabric used to decorate a table.

   The red runner makes the table so festive.

7. runnernoun

   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.

8. runnernoun

   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.

9. runnernoun

   A player who runs the bases.

10. runnernoun

    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.

    The runner was out at second.

11. runnernoun

    A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.

12. runnernoun

    A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets.

13. runnernoun

    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.

14. runnernoun

    A competitor in a poker tournament.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Runnernoun

   Etymology: from run.

   1. One that runs.2. A racer.

   Fore-spent with toil, as runners with a race,
   I lay me down a little while to breathe. William Shakespeare.

   Here those that in the rapid course delight,
   The rival runners without order stand. Dryden.

   3. A messenger.

   To Tonson or Lintot his lodgings are better known than to the runners of the post-office. Jonathan Swift, to Pope.

   4. A shooting sprig.

   In every root there will be one runner, which hath little buds on it, which may be cut into. John Mortimer.

   5. One of the stones of a mill.

   The mill goes much heavier by the stone they call the runner, being so large. John Mortimer.

   6.A bird. Robert Ainsworth

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Runnernoun

   one who, or that which, runs; a racer

2. Runnernoun

   a detective

3. Runnernoun

   a messenger

4. Runnernoun

   a smuggler

5. Runnernoun

   one employed to solicit patronage, as for a steamboat, hotel, shop, etc

6. Runnernoun

   a slender trailing branch which takes root at the joints or end and there forms new plants, as in the strawberry and the common cinquefoil

7. Runnernoun

   the rotating stone of a set of millstones

8. Runnernoun

   a rope rove through a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle

9. Runnernoun

   one of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice

10. Runnernoun

    a horizontal channel in a mold, through which the metal flows to the cavity formed by the pattern; also, the waste metal left in such a channel

11. Runnernoun

    a trough or channel for leading molten metal from a furnace to a ladle, mold, or pig bed

12. Runnernoun

    the movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached

13. Runnernoun

    a food fish (Elagatis pinnulatus) of Florida and the West Indies; -- called also skipjack, shoemaker, and yellowtail. The name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water

14. Runnernoun

    any cursorial bird

15. Runnernoun

    a movable slab or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of stone

16. Runnernoun

    a tool on which lenses are fastened in a group, for polishing or grinding

17. Etymology: [From Run.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Runner

   Sheppard and his team attempt to locate Lieutenant Ford, only to find themselves captives of a former soldier who is being hunted by the Wraith.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. runner

   A person who likes to run.

   The runner was moving at speed and was very healthy.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2020  

2. ---

   runner

   A type of product and footwear created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, shoe sizes and styles.

   The people of Ireland call their trainers runners.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 18, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RUNNER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Runner is ranked #17014 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Runner surname appeared 1,670 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Runner.
   
   83.9% or 1,402 total occurrences were White.
   10% or 168 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 43 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.9% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.8% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Athlete
   • Ballplayer
   • Baseball
   • Criminal
   • Device
   • Football
   • Football Player
   • Jack
   • Messenger
   • Plant Organ
   • Rug
   • Traveler

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'runner' in Nouns Frequency: #2297

How to pronounce runner?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say runner in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of runner in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of runner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of runner in a Sentence

1. Shari Runner:

   Critics quickly called him out for what they dubbed tone-deaf comments, in which he seemed to be blaming the victims. Shari Runner, former president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, deemed the remarks insensitive. I can not see the victims of racist policies and bigoted practices shamed by anyone who says they need to do better or be better in their circumstance. I wo n’t accept it, i think for the mayor to make a generalization about a community is more than just misspoken, Kwame Raoul said, it's outright wrong.

2. Donald Trump:

   I wasn't one who thought I was a front-runner, i have to go out and tell the Jeb story. People know me as George's boy and George's brother. They don't know that I was an effective conservative governor that disrupted the old order in Florida and made big changes.

3. Jonathan Cane:

   Even the most focused and disciplined runner will zone out at times.

4. Jeb Bush:

   Look, Trump's the front-runner and there's a jump ball for second with five candidates and that will be sorted out over the next few weeks.

5. Bonnie August:

   My job listing says runner.

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