transcription, транскрипция: [ rʌnə(r) ]
( runners)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A runner is a person who runs, especially for sport or pleasure.
...a marathon runner...
I am a very keen runner and am out training most days.
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2.
The runners in a horse race are the horses taking part.
There are 18 runners in the top race of the day.
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3.
A drug runner or gun runner is someone who illegally takes drugs or guns into a country.
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4.
Someone who is a runner for a particular person or company is employed to take messages, collect money, or do other small tasks for them.
...a bookie’s runner.
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5.
Runners are thin strips of wood or metal underneath something which help it to move smoothly.
...the runners of his sled.
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6.
If someone does a runner , they leave a place in a hurry, for example in order to escape arrest or to avoid paying for something. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
At this point, the accountant did a runner–with all my bank statements, expenses and receipts.
= do a bunk
PHRASE : V inflects