runner
run‧ner /ˈrʌnə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
a long-distance runner
a marathon runner
2. a horse that runs in a race:
The runners and riders appear in Friday’s Racing Post.
3. do a runner British English informal to leave somewhere quickly in order to avoid paying for something or having to meet someone:
By the time the police got there, the boys had done a runner.
4. one of the two thin pieces of metal under a sledge, or the single piece of metal under a skate
5. the bar of wood or metal that a drawer or curtain slides along
6. technical a stem on a plant that grows along the ground and then puts down roots to form a new plant
7. a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet
⇨ drug runner, ⇨ gun runner at gun-running, ⇨ front-runner
run‧ner /ˈrʌnə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: run, rerun, runner, running, overrun; verb: run, outrun, overrun, rerun; adjective: running, runny; adverb: running
1. someone who runs for sport or pleasure ⇨ jogger: 2. a horse that runs in a race:
3. do a runner British English informal to leave somewhere quickly in order to avoid paying for something or having to meet someone:
4. one of the two thin pieces of metal under a sledge, or the single piece of metal under a skate
5. the bar of wood or metal that a drawer or curtain slides along
6. technical a stem on a plant that grows along the ground and then puts down roots to form a new plant
7. a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet
⇨ drug runner, ⇨ gun runner at gun-running, ⇨ front-runner