runner

1. (noun) fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
Synonyms: Caranx crysos, blue runner
Related Words: jack

2. (noun) the parts on which something can move along
Related Words: blade, device, ski, skis

3. (noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract"
Related Words: courier, messenger

4. (noun) someone who travels on foot by running
Related Words: jogger, traveler, traveller

5. (noun) a trained athlete who competes in foot races
Related Words: athlete, jock, long-distance runner, marathon runner, marathoner, miler, road runner, sprinter

6. (noun) a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
Synonyms: base runner
Related Words: ballplayer, baseball player

7. (noun) someone who imports or exports without paying duties
Synonyms: contrabandist, mooncurser, smuggler
Related Words: arms-runner, criminal, crook, felon, gunrunner, malefactor, outlaw, rumrunner

8. (noun) a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
Synonyms: offset, stolon
Related Words: plant organ



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