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Meanings of runner in English

Portuguese
corredor de bases
Spanish
correador
Catalan
corredor
Wikidata

In baseball, a member of the team at bat who runs around the bases.

        Related terms
        corredor de bases
        Russian
        полозья
        Wikidata

        Area under a sled, snowmobile or other vehicle, intended to glide over snow.

              полозья
              Spanish
              corremesa
              Wikidata

              Long, narrow furniture covering, usually decorative.

                    corremesa
                    Portuguese
                    contrabandista
                    Catalan
                    traficant

                    Someone who imports or exports without paying the lawful customs charges or duties.

                          contrabandista
                          Usage of runner in English
                          1
                          David Cameron, Britain's prime minister, was runner-up for the second successive year.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          He's a good hard runner, a great zone runner with great vision.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          No recent year has been so short of an obvious front runner.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          Last year Ireland's outstanding marathon runner Catherina McKiernan won the national prize.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          He's a power runner and his feet never stop going, Zimmer said.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          Are Liverpool or Manchester City on course for a record runner-up season?
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          In the market for a new table runner, or napkins or placemats?
                          The Irish Times
                          8
                          Both trail Democratic front-runner former Vice President Joe Biden in opinion polls.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          Front-runner Jair Bolsonaro has surged in opinion polls in the past week.
                          The Irish Times
                          10
                          They said they'd send a runner if they decide to accept her.
                          The Clan of the Cave Bear
                          11
                          Italy's Ferrero is seen as a front-runner, according to several other sources.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          The winner was the most popular runner in terms of money held.
                          News.com.au
                          13
                          The grain was put into the opening in the runner by hand.
                          Life of Daniel Boone, the Great Western Hunter and Pioneer
                          14
                          I was runner-up in the Irish Kennel Club Labrador competition that year.
                          The Irish Times
                          15
                          A well-fuelled runner reduces their risk of hitting the dreaded marathon 'wall'.
                          The Irish Times
                          16
                          Historians suggest later pharaohs simply designated a younger runner to represent them.
                          Reuters
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                          Translations for runner
                          Runner through the time
                          Runner across language varieties
                          Australia
                          Common
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                          Common
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                          Common
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