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runner

How to use runner in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for runner.

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Editorial note

Don't forget the runner-up, Unknown or expired link.

Examples5
Definitions10
Parts of speech1

Quick take

someone who imports or exports without paying duties

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of runner gathered in one view.

noun

someone who imports or exports without paying duties

noun

someone who travels on foot by running

noun

a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for runner.

noun

someone who travels on foot by running

noun

a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract"

noun

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

noun

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

See also: stolon, offset

noun

a trained athlete who competes in foot races

noun

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

noun

a long narrow carpet

noun

device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

noun

fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

Example sentences

1

Don't forget the runner-up, Unknown or expired link.

2

[1] I say this as a semi-pro runner who has tried running on a Paleo diet and found it disastrous.

3

We're going to solve the problem of giving our ex-employee's team $1m by giving the runner up, a company we own a portion of, $1m as well.

4

Catching and debugging these bugs from the unit test runner is a lot easier than spotting and debugging these kinds of issues at runtime.\uF729

5

Almost the first sentence in the article set a bad tone:Even nature’s best animal distance runners — such as horses and dogs — will run similar distances only if forced to do soThis sentence is meaningless.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use runner in a sentence?

Don't forget the runner-up, Unknown or expired link.

What does runner mean?

someone who imports or exports without paying duties

What part of speech is runner?

runner is commonly used as noun.