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  • 11runner-up — n plural runners up the person or team that comes second in a race or competition …

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  • 12runner-up — (plural ,runners up) noun count a person or team that does not win a competition or race but is second, or is close to winning …

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  • 13runner — c.1300, agent noun from RUN (Cf. run) (v.). Meaning smuggler first recorded 1721; sense of embroidered cloth for a table is from 1888 …

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  • 14runner-up — has the plural form runners up …

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  • 15runner-up — ► NOUN (pl. runners up) ▪ a competitor or team taking second place in a contest …

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  • 16runner-up — [run΄ər up′] n. pl. runners up 1. a person or team that finishes second in a race, contest, tournament, etc. 2. any of those finishing behind the winner but in positions of contention …

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  • 17Runner 50 — Gilera Runner PJ 50 (Modelljahr 2007) Runners SP PRO …

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  • 18runner — [[t]rʌ̱nə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ runners 1) N COUNT A runner is a person who runs, especially for sport or pleasure. ...a marathon runner... I am a very keen runner and am out training most days. 2) N COUNT The runners in a horse race are the horses taking… …

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  • 19runner */*/ — UK [ˈrʌnə(r)] / US [ˈrʌnər] noun [countable] Word forms runner : singular runner plural runners 1) someone who runs for pleasure or as a sport a keen marathon runner a) a person or animal that runs in a race a list of runners and riders b) in… …

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  • 20runner — run|ner [ˈrʌnə US ər] n 1.) someone who runs for sport or pleasure →↑jogger ▪ a long distance runner ▪ a marathon runner 2.) a horse that runs in a race ▪ The runners and riders appear in Friday s Racing Post. 3.) do a runner …

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