What part of speech is runner?

Runner can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. runner is a noun, singular of runners.

Inflections

Noun

What does runner mean?

Definitions

Noun

runner - a trained athlete who competes in foot races
runner - device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
runner - someone who travels on foot by running
runner - fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
runner - a long narrow carpet
runner - a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract"
runner - someone who imports or exports without paying duties
runner - (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
runner - a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
runner - a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

Examples of runner

#   Sentence  
1. noun He sent a runner over with the contract.
2. noun The front-runner for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination faltered Thursday in an international affairs pop quiz posed by Andy Hiller, a political reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston.
3. noun The first baseman tagged the runner out.
4. noun A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.
5. noun The fastest runner can't run 100 meters in 9 seconds.
6. noun Tony is a fast runner.
7. noun The runner has firm muscles.
8. noun The runner got a good start.
9. noun The runner stole third base.
10. noun It is impossible to catch up with the fast runner.
11. noun She was a strong, fast runner then.
12. noun Though Jane is not a good runner, she can swim very fast.
13. noun Next to him, I'm the fastest runner in our class.
14. noun I am a runner.
15. noun I am the fastest runner.
Sentence  
noun
He sent a runner over with the contract.
The front-runner for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination faltered Thursday in an international affairs pop quiz posed by Andy Hiller, a political reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston.
The first baseman tagged the runner out.
A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.
The fastest runner can't run 100 meters in 9 seconds.
Tony is a fast runner.
The runner has firm muscles.
The runner got a good start.
The runner stole third base.
It is impossible to catch up with the fast runner.
She was a strong, fast runner then.
Though Jane is not a good runner, she can swim very fast.
Next to him, I'm the fastest runner in our class.
I am a runner.
I am the fastest runner.

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