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runner

noun

Fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
R
Ends with
R
Contains
UN
Scrabble score
6
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹʌnɚ

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Definitions

noun

  1. Fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

noun

  1. Device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

noun

  1. A long narrow carpet

noun

  1. (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

noun

  1. A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

noun

  1. A person who is employed to deliver messages or documents

    “He sent a runner over with the contract”

noun

  1. Someone who travels on foot by running

noun

  1. A trained athlete who competes in foot races

noun

  1. Someone who imports or exports without paying duties

noun

  1. A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

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Example Sentences

He sent a runner over with the contract

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Synonyms

smugglercontrabandiststolonoffset

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