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Word: runner
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Meaning:
Noun:
- Agent noun of run; somebody who runs.
- A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
- A mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface.
- A part of an apparatus that moves quickly
- A strip of fabric used to decorate a table.
- A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, cf trainer; a sneaker.
- aussie-rules A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
- baseball A player who runs the bases.
- botany A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets.
- cricket a player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
- ''(scuffleball)'' a forward playing position.
- slang A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
- slang A quick escape away from a scene.
Source: Wiktionary
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