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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1. Alexander Zverev:

   I'm young, so I might as well stay on court and practise a little bit, it's the best, a five-set match. It is the first time Alexander Zverev has reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam and Alexander Zverev will face Austrian seventh seed Dominic Thiem, who beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4. Nishikori took his only break point opportunity to claim the third set but Thiem, twice Roland Garros semi-finalist, regained control in the fourth. Former champion Novak Djokovic never looked in trouble as he booked a 12th quarter-final appearance in Paris with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco. French Open runner-up Madison Keys advanced to the last eight without dropping a set, defeating Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 6-4. Up next for Keys is Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, who upset 26th seed Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3. American Stephens sprinted past Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-0 to set up a potential semi-final meeting with Keys, whom Anett Kontaveit beat in last year's U.S. Open final. Highlights from day eight( all times GMT :. Play was suspended due to fading light, with Russian Daria Kasatkina leading 7-6( 5) 3-3 against second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki. Zverev's days of living dangerously go on. Roland Garros ready for' legendary' match against Zverev in Paris. Djokovic tames Verdasco to reach last eight. Italian Cecchinato upsets Goffin to reach last eight. American Stephens and Keys on collision course after overcoming French Open hump. Alexander Zverev rocks on by living on the edge. Keys enjoys Sunday stroll into French quarters. Djokovic douses Verdasco fire, unhappy with courts. Impressive Thiem downs Nishikori to set up Alexander Zverev clash. Serena and Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge. Impressive Putintseva stuns Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4 6-3 to reach Paris quarters. Italian Marco Cecchinato, who had never won a Grand Slam match before this week, beat eighth-seeded Belgian David Goffin 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3 to reach Grand Slam first major quarter-final. At world number 72, Marco Cecchinato becomes the lowest-ranked man to reach the last eight in Paris since Latvian Ernests Gulbis( ranked 80) in 2008. He will next face 2016 champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the final four.

2. 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.

3. Eliud Kipchoge:

   This world is full of development and development comes with technology, i trust that even in the shoe sector, technology should be there. It's not a big( advantage), it's not a rocket science with the shoes... The shoe actually helps a runner to recover very fast, especially after the marathon.

4. Bob Seger:

   I was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler.

5. Barack Obama:

   I'm sure the Republicans are enjoying Mr. Trump's current dominance as the front-runner.