runner
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- noun
- /ˈrʌnər/
- US
:
pez carángido
- Mackerel, sardines, herring, blue runner, mullet, capelin, butterfish.
- blue runner
Examples
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While fishing off the coast, I caught a blue runner, known for its swift swimming.
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At the aquarium, the vibrant blue runner darted quickly through the water.
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Anglers often seek the blue runner because of its speed and agility in the ocean.
Synonyms
A fish found in the western Atlantic from Cape Cod to Brazil, often called blue runner
A fast fish with a blue body that lives near coasts from Cape Cod to Brazil
Compounds
- Archaic
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9.9
A member of London's first organized police force from the mid 1700s to the early 1800s
A large, fast tropical fish with a blue green back and yellow stripes that people catch for sport
- Australian
A low-growing Australian vine with hairy stems and bright red and pink flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Runner comes from the old word run plus the ending -er meaning 'one who'. Fishermen call a fast fish a runner because it 'runs' quickly through the water, which makes the name easy to remember.