runner

runner
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runners
1) N-COUNT A runner is a person who runs, especially for sport or pleasure.

...a marathon runner...

I am a very keen runner and am out training most days.

2) N-COUNT The runners in a horse race are the horses taking part.

There are 18 runners in the top race of the day.

3) N-COUNT: n N A drug runner or gun runner is someone who illegally takes drugs or guns into a country.
4) N-COUNT Someone who is a runner for a particular person or company is employed to take messages, collect money, or do other small tasks for them.

...a bookie's runner.

5) N-COUNT: usu pl Runners are thin strips of wood or metal underneath something which help it to move smoothly.

...the runners of his sled.

6) N-COUNT: usu pl On a plant, runners are long shoots that grow from the main stem and put down roots to form a new plant.

...strawberry runners.

7) N-COUNT A runner is a long narrow mat that is put on a piece of furniture or on the floor.
8) PHRASE: V inflects If someone does a runner, they leave a place in a hurry, for example in order to escape arrest or to avoid paying for something. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

At this point, the accountant did a runner - with all my bank statements, expenses and receipts.

Syn:
do a bunk

English dictionary. 2008.

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