## Meanings
1. A person who runs, especially in a race or for exercise.
2. A person whose job is to carry messages, documents, or goods between places.
3. A long, narrow strip of carpet or cloth used to cover a hallway, stairs, or table.

## Examples
- The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
- They sent a runner over with the signed contract.
- A red runner ran down the center of the dining table.

## Derived Forms
- bladerunner
- bookrunner
- brushrunner
- cloudrunner
- conrunner
- dope-runner
- footrunner
- fore-runner
- forerunner
- front-runner
- frontrunner
- hit-and-runner

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rennere

## Etymology
From Middle English rennere, rynner, urnare, equivalent to run + -er. Cognate with Old Norse rennari (“runner; messenger”). Displaced earlier Middle English runel (“runner”), from Old English rynel (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”).

## AI Etymology
Runner comes from Middle English rennere, rynner, urnare, equivalent to run + -er. Cognate with Old Norse rennari (“runner; messenger”). Displaced earlier Middle English runel (“runner”), from Old English rynel (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”). Modern senses include a person who runs, especially in a race or for exercise. and a person whose job is to carry messages, documents, or goods between places.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bladerunner, bookrunner, brushrunner, cloudrunner, conrunner, and dope-runner.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Sports & Fitness

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