Runner Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Runner

Meaning 1 : (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

    Synonyms : ball carrier
Meaning 2 : fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

    Synonyms : blue runner,  caranx crysos
Meaning 3 : a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

    Synonyms : base runner
Meaning 4 : a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

    Synonyms : offset,  stolon
Meaning 5 : someone who imports or exports without paying duties

    Synonyms : contrabandist,  moon-curser,  moon curser,  smuggler
Meaning 6 : a long narrow carpet

Meaning 7 : a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents

    Example : he sent a runner over with the contract

Meaning 8 : a trained athlete who competes in foot races

Meaning 9 : device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

Meaning 10 : someone who travels on foot by running