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runner

1 8.6

A silvery fish found in warm coastal Atlantic waters

noun
/ˈrʌnər/

: pez carángido

Mackerel, sardines, herring, blue runner, mullet, capelin, butterfish.
blue runner

Examples

While fishing off the coast, I caught a blue runner, known for its swift swimming.
At the aquarium, the vibrant blue runner darted quickly through the water.
Anglers often seek the blue runner because of its speed and agility in the ocean.

Synonyms

blue runner

vsrunner

1 7.9

A fast fish with a blue body that lives near coasts from Cape Cod to Brazil

is used for the same fish but focusing on its speed

Caranx crysos

vsrunner

Specialized

9.9

A fish found in the western Atlantic from Cape Cod to Brazil, often called blue runner

is the common name highlighting the fish's swift swimming

Compounds

front-runner

79 4.1

A person most likely to win a contest or election

front runner

75 3.5

A person or team leading a competition

runner-up

55 2.7

A person or team that finishes second in an event

marathon runner

5 2.9

A person who runs a very long road race of about 26 miles

base runner

Specialized

2 3.5

A batting team player on base or running to reach a base

long-distance runner

2 2.7

A person who takes part in races over long distances like marathons

runner-up finish

1 3.5

Coming second in a competition or race

road runner

1 3.4

A person who runs long races on roads like marathons

runner bean

1 3.7

A climbing plant with long green pods and red flowers grown for food

blockade-runner

1 9.9

A ship that sneaks past a naval blockade to bring supplies during war

scarlet runner

1 6.5

A climbing bean plant with red flowers and long edible pods

scarlet runner bean

1 5.7

A climbing plant with red flowers and long edible pods

Bow Street Runner

Archaic

1 9.9

A member of London's first organized police force from the mid 1700s to the early 1800s

arms-runner

NSFW

1 9.9

A person who illegally moves guns across a border to sell them

blue runner

1 7.9

A fast fish with a blue body that lives near coasts from Cape Cod to Brazil

race runner

1 8.9

A very fast lizard that lives in the eastern and central United States

rainbow runner

1 8.3

A large, fast tropical fish with a blue green back and yellow stripes that people catch for sport

English runner bean

4.8

A bean plant with long pods that people cook and eat

scarlet runner

Australian

9.9

A low-growing Australian vine with hairy stems and bright red and pink flowers

Surface Forms

runner singular

runners plural

Morphology

runner = run (transparent) = run + er

Formed from 'run' + '-er' and referring to a creature notable for swift movement, a meaning directly inferable from the base verb.

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.