Topic: OUTDOOR
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run‧ner
[countable]
[countable]1DSO someone who runs for sport or pleasure [↪ jogger]: a long-distance runner a marathon runner
a long-distance runnera marathon runner2 a horse that runs in a race : The runners and riders appear in Friday's Racing Post.
The runners and riders appear in Friday's Racing Post.3 to leave somewhere quickly in order to avoid paying for something or having to meet someone : By the time the police got there, the boys had done a runner.
do a runner
British English informalBy the time the police got there, the boys had done a runner.4DSODLO one of the two thin pieces of metal under a sledge, or the single piece of metal under a skate
5DHH the bar of wood or metal that a drawer or curtain slides along
6 technicalHBP a stem on a plant that grows along the ground and then puts down roots to form a new plant
7DHH a long narrow piece of cloth or carpet
➔ drug runner
