road runner
- noun
- /ˈroʊd ˈrʌnər/
:
corredor de fondo
- The local club organizes weekly meets for road runners to improve their speed and endurance.
Examples
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She trains every morning because she is a dedicated road runner preparing for her first marathon.
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If you're a road runner, try heading off-road to embark on a new adventure or vice versa.
Blog text (9) -
As a passionate road runner, he has completed several races around the world.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who runs for sport, exercise, or in races
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1.9
A person who runs or drives in a competition to see who is fastest
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4.0
A person who runs a very long race, usually on roads
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2.9
A person who runs a very long road race of about 26 miles
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2.7
A person who takes part in races over long distances like marathons
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward noun+noun composition where 'road' specifies the location and 'runner' names the person who runs, so the meaning 'a person who runs on roads' is directly predictable from the constituents. This pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English compounding, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Road runner comes from a simple picture: someone running along a road over long distances, not on a track. So, a road runner means 'a person who takes part in long races on roads', like marathons.