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front-runner definition

front·-runner (frunt′run′ər)

noun

  1. one who is leading in a race or competition
  2. a contestant or entry that runs best when in the lead

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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