Phrase Hound found 59 phrases and 30 compound words that contain runner. The most common are listed below. Open runner in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 59
- runner-upThe person who finishes second, or in any position after the first.
- Road-Runner
- front runnerAny of the most likely winners in a contest, election, etc.
- runner beanA climbing plant of species Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods.
- river runnerA raft, kayak, or similar watercraft used especially for traveling with the current of a river in a swift manner.
- free runnerA person who participates in free running.
- circle runnerA player who plays along the six-meter line with his/her back facing the opponent's goal, and tries to get in between the defenders to create space so that a teammate can get in. The circle runner can also receive a pass and try to score.
- blockade runnerA vehicle, typically a naval one, with the purpose of transporting cargo across a military blockade.
- rainbow runnerThe marine fish species Elagatis bipinnulata, which is brilliantly striped yellow and blue
- runner-runnerDescribing a situation where the last two community cards make a winning hand for a player who was previously behind.
- plug the runnerSynonym of soak the runner: To throw the ball at the runner in order to "tag" him out (illegal after 1845).
- rum-runnerAn alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
- doing a runnerpresent participle and gerund of do a runner
- done a runnerpast participle of do a runner: To leave somewhere hurriedly, especially to avoid paying.
- route runnerA receiver who is good at finding a route through the defensive players on the other team in order to get into position.
- base runnerAlternative spelling of baserunner: A player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base.
- blade runnerAlternative form of bladerunner: A para-athlete who runs using prosthetic limbs commonly known as running blades.
- blue runnerCaranx crysos, a common species of moderately large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae.
- designated runnerA pinch runner.
- drug runnerSomeone who smuggles drugs.
- fell runnerOne who takes part in fell running.
- ghost runnerSynonym of invisible runner: In informal baseball and stickball games, a baserunner who cannot steal a base but can, depending on the rules, advance on a wild pitch, and who usually travels at the rate of the current batter.
- Indian RunnerA domestic duck of a particular breed that stand erect like penguins and run rather than waddling.
- midnight runnerA teacher in Korea who leaves his/her job or the country without warning, typically to escape abusive working conditions.
- rat runnerA motorist who drives through residential streets to avoid traffic congestion on the main roads.
Compound words 30
- roadrunnerEither of two species of fast-running bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family native to North and Central America, the lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) and, especially, the greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus).
- forerunnerA runner at the front or ahead.
- bladerunnerA para-athlete who runs using prosthetic limbs commonly known as running blades.
- baserunnerA player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base.
- waverunnerSynonym of jet ski: A small motorized watercraft with a flattish hull and an upright centre, which a rider sits astride.
- showrunnerThe person in overall charge of the production of a television series.
- underrunnerThe lower of a pair of grinding millstones.
- gunrunnerA person who smuggles arms and ammunition.
- bookrunnerThe main underwriter or manager in equity, debt, or hybrid securities issuances, who syndicates with other investment banks in order to lower the risk.
- conrunnerA person who organises a convention.