Runner
41runner-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms runner up : singular runner up plural runners up a person or team that does not win a competition or race but is second, or is close to winning …
42runner-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 …
43runner-up — noun a) The person who finishes second. Remember, if the winner can not complete the duties, the runner up will take over. b) Second favorite …
44runner — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fast, good, great, powerful, top ▪ distance, long distance, marathon, middle distance ▪ …
45runner-up — noun Runner up is used before these nouns: ↑finish, ↑prize, ↑spot …
46runner — n British a. an escapee. The word is thus used in police jargon. b. an escape, a disappearance, unauthorised departure. A usage well known in the form do a runner …
47runner — In lost wax casting, a channel in the mold through which the molten metal flows into the mold from a funnel or runner cup. Channels are made by attaching wax rods to a wax model prior to investment. When the mold is full, the runners fill with …
48runner — [ˈrʌnə] noun [C] 1) a person or animal that runs in a race, or someone who runs for pleasure 2) a narrow part on which something such as a drawer or SLEDGE slides 3) someone who carries drugs or weapons illegally from one place to another • See:… …
49runner — run•ner [[t]ˈrʌn ər[/t]] n. 1) a person, animal, or thing that runs, esp. as a racer 2) a messenger, esp. of a bank or brokerage house 3) spo baseball base runner 4) spo Football. the ball carrier 5) a smuggler 6) a vessel engaged in smuggling 7) …
50runner — n. somebody who transports illegal items. That gun runner got arrested, didn t he? …