runner

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɹʌnɚ/ UK /ˈɹʌnə/ See IPA manual

Freq #7505

Meanings

1

noun
A person who runs, especially in a race or for exercise.

The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
2

noun
A person whose job is to carry messages, documents, or goods between places.

They sent a runner over with the signed contract.
3

noun
A long, narrow strip of carpet or cloth used to cover a hallway, stairs, or table.

A red runner ran down the center of the dining table.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who runs,... racer

Word family

Forms runners

Derived forms bladerunnerbookrunnerbrushrunnercloudrunnerconrunnerdope-runnerfootrunnerfore-runnerforerunnerfront-runnerfrontrunnerhit-and-runner

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Phrases (2)

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Proverbs (1)

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In war there is no prize for runner-up

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”).

rennere Middle English

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# runner

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹʌnɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹʌnə/
**Frequency rank:** 7505

## 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
- People & Society

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