runner

English Online Dictionary. What means runner‎? What does runner mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English rennere, rynner, urnare, equivalent to run +‎ -er. Cognate with Old Norse rennari (“runner; messenger”). Displaced earlier Middle English runel (“runner”), from Old English rynel (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌnɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌnə/
• Rhymes: -ʌnə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: run‧ner

Noun

runner (plural runners)

1. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
   1. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.

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

      Near-synonym: racer

   2. Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.

      The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom.

      The judge said she would not be a runner in the upcoming elections.

   3. (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
   4. Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
   5. A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling. (Especially used in combination, e.g. gunrunner).
   6. (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.
   7. (baseball, softball) A baserunner.

      The runner was out at second.

   8. (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.
   9. Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
   11. A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
   12. (US, dated) A trusty (prisoner granted special privileges).
   13. (sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
       • Freeman, Mike (2012 February 25) “Runners' world: Union boss Smith's noble idea likely stuck at the start”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], CBSSports.com, retrieved March 19, 2014

         This week hundreds of NFL agents gathered to hear an honorable man talk about a noble pipedream. It was a discussion about a significant step to end one of the cornerstones of corruption in college football: runners. Not the backs getting their 40 times tested at the scouting combine but the slimeball trolls who work on behalf of agents to help recruit — a generous word — football prospects by illegally giving them cash (or cars or money for family members or rent for a nice house) so the player then signs with the agent upon turning pro.

   14. A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

       Synonyms: lugger, picker-up, roper, steerer

   15. One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
   16. (film) An assistant. (clarification of this definition is needed)
2. (slang, usually in the phrase 'do a runner') A quick escape away from a scene.

3. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland) A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.

   Synonyms: sneaker, trainer

4. Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
5. 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.

7. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
   1. A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
   2. The blade of an ice skate.
   3. The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
   4. Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
   5. The curved base of a rocking chair.

      Synonym: rocker

   6. In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
   7. In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
   8. The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
   9. The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
   10. A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
8. (slang) An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.

9. A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.

10. 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.

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, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
13. (climbing) A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
14. A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
15. (nautical, sailing) A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
16. (video games) A speedrunner.
17. An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.

18. A running gag.
19. A streamlet.
20. A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English runner.

Noun

runner m or f by sense (invariable)

1. runner (person who runs)

   Synonym: corridore

Noun

runner m (invariable)

1. runner (strip of fabric)

   Synonym: tovaglia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English runner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraneɾ/ [ˈra.neɾ]
• Rhymes: -aneɾ

Noun

runner m or f by sense (plural runners or runner)

1. runner (person who runs)