runners and riders

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From horse racing, the horses and the jockeys.

Noun[edit]

runners and riders pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) The candidates in a competition or leadership contest.
    • 15 December 2019, Jamie Grierson, Heather Stewart, “Labour leadership contest: who are the runners and riders?”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      Labour leadership contest: who are the runners and riders?
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