Synonyms for runner
ˈrʌn ərrun·ner

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1. runnernoun

   A short sling with a karabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.

   Synonyms:
   quick-draw, extender

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1. smuggler, runner, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-cursernoun

   someone who imports or exports without paying duties

   Synonyms:
   smuggler, moon-curser, base runner, contrabandist, blue runner, ball carrier, moon curser, stolon, offset

2. runnernoun

   someone who travels on foot by running

   Synonyms:
   smuggler, moon-curser, base runner, contrabandist, blue runner, ball carrier, moon curser, stolon, offset

3. runnernoun

   a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents

   "he sent a runner over with the contract"

   Synonyms:
   smuggler, moon-curser, base runner, contrabandist, blue runner, ball carrier, moon curser, stolon, offset

4. base runner, runnernoun

   a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

   Synonyms:
   smuggler, moon-curser, base runner, contrabandist, blue runner, ball carrier, moon curser, stolon, offset

5. stolon, runner, offsetnoun

   a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

   Synonyms:
   contrabandist, outset, counterbalance, first, stolon, ball carrier, starting time, moon-curser, smuggler, offshoot, setoff, commencement, start, offset printing, get-go, base runner, outgrowth, set-back, showtime, offset, kickoff, branch, blue runner, moon curser, beginning

6. runnernoun

   a trained athlete who competes in foot races

   Synonyms:
   smuggler, moon-curser, base runner, contrabandist, blue runner, ball carrier, moon curser, stolon, offset

7. ball carrier, runnernoun

   (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

   Synonyms:
   smuggler, moon-curser, base runner, contrabandist, blue runner, ball carrier, moon curser, stolon, offset

8. runnernoun

   a long narrow carpet

   Synonyms:
   smuggler, moon-curser, base runner, contrabandist, blue runner, ball carrier, moon curser, stolon, offset

9. runnernoun

   device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

   Synonyms:
   smuggler, moon-curser, base runner, contrabandist, blue runner, ball carrier, moon curser, stolon, offset

10. runner, blue runner, Caranx crysosnoun

    fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

    Synonyms:
    smuggler, moon-curser, base runner, contrabandist, blue runner, ball carrier, moon curser, stolon, offset

Matched Categories

1. • Athlete
   • Ballplayer
   • Baseball
   • Criminal
   • Device
   • Football
   • Football Player
   • Jack
   • Messenger
   • Plant Organ
   • Rug
   • Traveler

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1. runnernoun

   Synonyms:
   racer

2. runnernoun

   Synonyms:
   messenger, courier

3. runnernoun

   Synonyms:
   footman, foot-boy, livery servant

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1. runnernoun

   Synonyms:
   racer, sprinter, messenger, courier

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1. List of paraphrases for "runner":

   racer, slider, fugitive, enmity, hostility, animosity, tramp, messenger, sprinter, entrant, rider

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How to use runner in a sentence?

1. Terry Madonna:

   Hillary is not known for debates, she does much better in small groups, she does not do well in big arenas, she is not compelling. Right now she is pursuing the front-runner strategy, in that she can be hurt more by a primary process that gets combative in debates. So she speaks more to selective audiences.

2. Julie Mead:

   I know this is going to be a long haul, but then again, races sometimes feel like they’re really long and you just keep pushing through because that’s what a runner does. miranda makes cancer look easy. It’s anything but easy. What she goes through, people have no idea, but her attitude and her big smile, she just keeps putting one foot in front of the other.

3. Tad Devine:

   When you are the front-runner, and no one does anything to stop you, it's a good night.

4. Larry Sabato:

   The candidate must meet the moment, he's on the board as a possible nominee. He's not a front-runner, but some of the elements are there that he needs to win.

5. La Russa:

   If I had known that, i didn't know that. I'll check the rule. That was why guys on the bench came up and questioned me about Liam was gonna be the runner. I said, ‘Yeah, I know.’ So we didn't know it.