Somebody who moves at a fast pace.The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
1998 June 12th, Daniel Jonathan Kirk (username), tipping competitions, in aus.legal
, Usenet:
... at least half of which would be put into the pool for the winner, the rest kept for the runners of the system to cover costs and more than likely make a fair profit.
(slang) A quick escape away from a scene.He did a runner after robbing the drugstore
A part of an apparatus that moves quicklyAfter the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle.
A mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface.
A strip of fabric used to decorate a table.The red runner makes the table so festive.
A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall.
(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.
(baseball) A player who runs the bases.The runner was out at second.
(Australian rules football) 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.
(slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
(botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets.
(climbing) A short sling with a karabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
(sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
This week hundreds of NFL agents gathered to hear an honorable man talk about a noble pipedream. It was a discussion about a significant step to end one of the cornerstones of corruption in college football: runners. Not the backs getting their 40 times tested at the scouting combine but the slimeball trolls who work on behalf of agents to help recruit — a generous word — football prospects by illegally giving them cash (or cars or money for family members or rent for a nice house) so the player then signs with the agent upon turning pro.
