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runner
Synonyms and Antonyms of runner
1 a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally a drug runner Synonyms bootlegger, contrabandist, courier, smugglerRelated 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, messengerRelated Words forerunner, harbinger, herald; agent, ambassador, delegate, deputy, emissary, envoy, representative; bearer, carrier, deliveryman, letter carrier, mail carrier, mailman
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