runner
A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
Other meanings
Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
A competitor in a poker tournament.
Related words
- base runner
- bed runner
- bladerunner
- blockade runner
- blue runner
- bookrunner
- brushrunner
- bull runner
- circle runner
- cloudrunner
- conrunner
- designated runner
Word history
From Middle English "rennere".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “runner” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.