runner

English

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Etymology

to run + -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹʌnə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ʌnə(ɹ)

Noun

runner (plural runners)

1. Agent noun of run; somebody who runs:
   1. Somebody who moves at a fast pace.

      The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.

   2. Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
      • 1998 June 12th, Daniel Jonathan Kirk (username), tipping competitions, in aus.legal, Usenet:

        […] at least half of which would be put into the pool for the winner, the rest kept for the runners of the system to cover costs and more than likely make a fair profit.

2. (slang) A quick escape away from a scene.

   He did a runner after robbing the drugstore

3. A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, compare trainer; a sneaker.
4. 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. A mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface.
6. A strip of fabric used to decorate a table.

   The red runner makes the table so festive.

7. 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. (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.
9. (baseball) A player who runs the bases.
10. (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 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. (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
12. (botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets.
13. (climbing) 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. (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
15. A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
16. A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.

Synonyms

• (climbing, a short sling): quick-draw, extender

Derived terms

• forerunner
• front runner
• runner bean

Translations

somebody who runs, who moves at a fast pace

• Danish: løber (da) c
• Finnish: juoksija (fi)
• French: coureur
• German: Läufer (de)
• Hungarian: futó (hu)
• Italian: podista (it) m, corridore (it) m
• Latin: cursor (la) m
• Lojban: bajra (jbo)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: løper (no) m

  Nynorsk: laupar (nn) m, løpar (nn) m, løypar (nn) m, springar (nn) m

• Portuguese: corredor (pt) m
• Russian: бегун (ru) (begun) m
• Serbo-Croatian: trkač (sh) m
• Spanish: corredor (es) m
• Swedish: löpare (sv)
• Turkish: koşucu (tr)

somebody who runs, who manages or operates (e.g. a system)

slang: quick escape away from a scene

• Finnish: hatkat (fi) pl

• Portuguese: fuga (pt) f

type of soft-soled shoe

• Finnish: juoksukenkä (fi)

part of an apparatus that moves quickly

• Finnish: luisti (fi)

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

• Finnish: liukukisko, liukupinta (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: løper (no) m

  Nynorsk: laupar (nn) m, løpar (nn) m, løypar (nn) m

• Russian: бегунок (ru) (begunok) m

strip of fabric used to decorate a table

• Danish: løber (da) c
• Finnish: kaitaliina (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: løper (no) m

  Nynorsk: laupar (nn) m, løpar (nn) m, løypar (nn) m

long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area

• Czech: běhoun (cs) m
• Danish: løber (da) c
• Finnish: matto (fi)
• Italian: ; passatoia (it) f

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: løper (no) m, matte (no) c

  Nynorsk: laupar (nn) m, løpar (nn) m, løypar (nn) m, matte (no) f

cricket: player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run

baseball: player who runs the bases

• Finnish: juoksija (fi)

Australian rules football: person who runs out onto the field during the game to take instructions from the coach

part of unevenly burning cigarette

• Swedish: sne(d)fitta (sv)

botany: long stolon

• Finnish: rönsy (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: utløper (no) m

  Nynorsk: utlaupar (nn) m, utløpar (nn) m, utløypar (nn) m

• Swedish: utlöpare (sv)