runner

runner

noun

Definition of RUNNER

1

a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally <a drug runner>

Synonyms bootlegger, contrabandist, courier, runner

Related Words coyote, gunrunner, mule [slang]

2

one that carries a message or does an errand <sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast>

Synonyms courier, express [British], go-between, page, runner

Related Words forerunner, harbinger, herald; agent, ambassador, delegate, deputy, emissary, envoy, representative; bearer, carrier, deliveryman, letter carrier, mail carrier, mailman