The competitor who finishes second.
The person or team who finishes second.
1 David Cameron, Britain's prime minister, was runner - up for the second successive year.
2 Are Liverpool or Manchester City on course for a record runner - up season?
3 I was runner - up in the Irish Kennel Club Labrador competition that year.
4 In 2014 former Mrs South Africa, Sarah-Kate Scott, was crowned first runner - up .
5 Seven runs better than Hadlee and five better than his runner - up … 11.
6 There is no runner - up or second runner up; there is a winner.
7 Finally, the RNZ website was runner - up for best news website or app.
8 In fact she was runner - up to Wright on six occasions, including three-in-a-row.
9 Another runner - up finish behind Rory McIlroy followed at his debut U.S. Open.
10 He flashed home late to be runner - up in a 1250m at Taree.
11 But when the winners were announced, Nicole had been a second runner - up .
12 Won a trial and was runner - up to Easy Eddie at the other.
13 Gracious in defeat, runner - up Laura issued a teary statement congratulating her friend.
14 Perennial runner - up DC surprised everyone by coming up with the year's winner.
15 The pact held in 1949 with Coppi winning Bartali finishing as runner - up .
16 The runner - up was Linda McKenna for her shot at Warren National Park.
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