runner: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with R · ends with R
Meaning of runner
noun
Agent noun of run; one who runs. A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
Example: The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
Agent noun of run; one who runs. Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
Example: The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom.
- slang
Agent noun of run; one who runs. A competitor in a poker tournament.
Agent noun of run; one who runs. Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
Listed forms: runners.
Source: Wiktionary — runner.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for runner.
noun
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
- smuggler
- contrabandist
- moon curser
- moon-curser
noun
a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
- base runner
noun
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
noun
(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
- ball carrier
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is runner in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of runner
R(1) + U(1) + N(1) + N(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of runner
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from runner
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in runner. Showing up to 24, longest first.