runner synonyms

runner

n.

  1. One who runs

    racer, entrant, contestant, sprinter, distance runner, long distance runner, marathoner, middle distance runner, 220-man*, dasher, cross-country runner, jogger, trackman, hurdler, messenger, courier, postrider, post, express, dispatch bearer, cinder man*, cinder artist*, century man*; see also athlete.

  2. A vine

    tendril, branch, offshoot; see vine.

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