- runner-up
- noun (plural runners-up; also runner-ups) Date: 1842 the competitor that does not win first place in a contest; especially one that finishes in second place
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Runner — may refer to:* Someone or something who runs * Baserunner, an offensive player in baseball who has successfully reached base * Gilera Runner, a moped/scooter manufactured by Gilera * Runner (band) * Runner (cricket), a player who runs for an… … Wikipedia
Runner-up — is a term used to denote a participant which finishes in second place in any of a variety of competitive endeavors, most notably sporting events and beauty pageants; in the latter instance, the term is applied to more than one of the highest… … Wikipedia
runner-up — 1842, originally in dog racing; see RUNNER (Cf. runner) + UP (Cf. up). General sense is from 1885 … Etymology dictionary
runner — ► NOUN 1) a person or animal that runs. 2) a messenger, collector, or agent for a bank, bookmaker, etc. 3) an orderly in the army. 4) a rod, groove, blade, or roller on which something slides. 5) a ring capable of sliding or being drawn along a… … English terms dictionary
runner — [run′ər] n. [ME renner] 1. a person, animal, or thing that runs; specif., a) a racer ☆ b) Baseball BASE RUNNER ☆ c) Football a player running with the ball 2. a person who runs errands, carries messages, etc., as for a bank or brokerage house … English World dictionary
Runner — Run ner, n. [From {Run}.] 1. One who, or that which, runs; a racer. [1913 Webster] 2. A detective. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. A messenger. Swift. [1913 Webster] 4. A smuggler. [Colloq.] R. North. [1913 Webster] 5. One employed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Runner — Runner. См. питатель. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Runner — (engl., spr. Ronner, d.i. der Renner), 1) der Postbote; 2) der Polizei od. Gerichtsdiener … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Runner — (englisch amerikan., spr. rönner, »Läufer«), Leute, die gewerbs und gewohnheitsmäßig die einkommenden Seeleute zur Desertion (s. d.) veranlassen. Gegen die Folgen dieses Treibens sucht die Seemannsordnung dadurch zu schützen, daß nach § 90 der… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
runner — index bootlegger, candidate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
runner-up — n plural runners up the person or team that comes second in a race or competition … Dictionary of contemporary English
