runner
//ˈɹʌnɚ//
Forms
- Plural
- runners
Definitions
1.Agent noun of run; one who runs.
- The gunrunners were arrested leaving the airport.
- The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
- The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom.
2.A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.(slang)
- He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.
3.Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
4.A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
- Tess stands by Mr Foley in runners that are bright yellow and exuberant and off-putting.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4302
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
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”).