Type and usage of runner from BoostVocab

runner

/'rənər/

noun
(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
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ball carrier

type of:
footballer football player
noun
fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
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blue runner caranx crysos

type of:
jack
noun
a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
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base runner

type of:
baseball player ballplayer
noun
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
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offset stolon

type of:
plant organ
noun
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
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contrabandist moon-curser moon curser smuggler

type of:
outlaw criminal felon crook malefactor
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a long narrow carpet
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rug carpet carpeting
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a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
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"he sent a runner over with the contract"

type of:
messenger courier
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a trained athlete who competes in foot races
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jock athlete
noun
device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
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device

part of:
sled sledge sleigh
noun
someone who travels on foot by running
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traveler traveller

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