runner

Definitions

1. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
2. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
3. Short for Bow Street Runner
   abbreviation, alt-of
4. A surname.
5. Agent noun of run; one who runs. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete
6. Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
7. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete
8. A competitor in a poker tournament.
   slang
9. Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election
10. Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
11. A competitor in a poker tournament
12. A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling.
    in-compounds
13. Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system)
14. 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.
15. A baserunner.
16. 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.
17. Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
18. A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
19. A trusty (prisoner granted special privileges).
    US, dated
20. An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
    slang
21. A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
22. One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
23. An assistant.
24. A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.
    slang
25. A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
    Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland
26. Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
27. A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
28. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
29. A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
30. The blade of an ice skate.
31. The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
32. Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
33. The curved base of a rocking chair.
34. In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
35. In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
36. The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
37. The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
38. A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
39. An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
    slang
40. A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
41. A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
42. A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
    slang
43. 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.
44. 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.
45. A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
46. A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
47. A speedrunner.
48. An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
49. A running gag.
50. A streamlet.
51. A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.

Equivalents

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Examples

“The first runner to cross the finish⟳ line wins the race⟳.”

“Near-synonym: racer”

“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.”

“[…] 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.”

“The gunrunners were arrested leaving the airport.”

“The modus operandi used by the idol and antique runners is to order⟳ consignments of fakes.”

“The runner was out at second.”

“By 1963, Carmine was working as a "runner" for an accounting firm, and he would drop by 1619 Broadway to knock⟳ on doors in hopes of selling off some of his songs”

““Then you divide⟳ your army amongst the various houses where restorations are ordered for Jubilee day?” / “Certainly—say⟳ one waiter to ten guests—if it was a dinner we should send⟳ one waiter to six guests—with runners, of course.” / “Runners?” / “Omnibuses you call⟳ them here—young ones—apprentices—who wait⟳ on the waiters.” / “Run⟳ everywhere, do anything?””

“[…] the chef can send⟳ a runner to see⟳ why not and if the waiter has forgotten about the order⟳, a runner can cover⟳ and serve⟳.”

“In our prisons you might find⟳ a condemned man working as a runner, a trusty, which is about as far from segregation as you can get⟳.”

“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.”

“He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.”

“We were shocked, astonished, when the staff, when pushed, disclosed that they had had to cover⟳ runners the previous night. The runners used the scam of ‘smoking’ to go outside after eating and drinking champagne and top-notch wine … and kept walking. And who paid their bill? Staff! Disgusting.”

“Tess stands by Mr Foley in runners that are bright yellow and exuberant and off-putting.”

“After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place⟳ for the next cycle.”

“Maintenance was simplified by making all components easily accessible and easy to remove⟳: for example, the air compressors in the short nose slide⟳ out on runners.”

“The car salesman told me that the used Volvo was a nice little runner.”

“Is that old Mercedes on the forecourt a runner? / No, it has no gearbox.”

“The red runner makes the table so festive.”

“Why don't we put⟳ down a clear runner in the front hall?”

“This idea isn't a runner. Let's not waste⟳ any more time on it.”

“Don’t Look⟳ Up jabs around omnidirectionally, and some of the most gleefully ridiculous jokes land⟳: There’s an inspired runner about an increasingly scandal-plagued Supreme Court nominee, for example, and another in which politicians and voters alike absurdly declare⟳ their allegiance to “the jobs the comet will bring⟳.””

“The fairy-tale promise⟳ of love⟳ and intimacy became a runner in Swift’s work⟳ as a songwriter, something she’d repeatedly espouse, then skewer; she was self-aware about the role narrative played in her expectations.”

“A runner, or streamlet, from other woods joined it at this end⟳, and waited in the pool to pass⟳ through the grating to the mills.”

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