runner

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈrʌnɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈrʌnə/

• Audio (AU)

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• Hyphenation: run‧ner

Noun

Singular runner

Plural runners

a runner

1. (countable) A runner is someone who runs.

   There are lots of runners in the park in the evening.

   The cheetah is a very fast runner.

2. (countable) A runner is a mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
   1. A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
   2. The blade of an ice skate.
   3. The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
   4. The curved base of a rocking chair.