1
as in smuggler
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
a drug runner
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as in messenger
one that carries a message or does an errand
sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast
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Recent Examples of runner
The Dolphins haven’t had a route runner like him since Randy McMichael, whose single-season receptions and yards produced record, which was set in 2004, Smith shattered.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The Giants had a runner on second, but Pasquantino extinguished the potential rally with his excellent glovework.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
There’s a difference between a small runner and short runner.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The Mets put two runners on in the third inning, their first two of the game, when Francisco Alvarez was hit with a pitch and Francisco Lindor reached on catcher’s interference.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The Giants had a runner on second, but Pasquantino extinguished the potential rally with his excellent glovework.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
There’s a difference between a small runner and short runner.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The Mets put two runners on in the third inning, their first two of the game, when Francisco Alvarez was hit with a pitch and Francisco Lindor reached on catcher’s interference.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runner
Noun
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That said, to be displaced is to be object, material, pushed across borders, overloaded into boats, stuffed into unfit vehicles, herded over mountains by smugglers.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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The show’s namesake character is Cassian Andor, a pilot, played by Diego Luna, who was taken from his home planet as an orphan by sympathetic smugglers.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The decision to add the controversial blue circle to the world’s leading secure messenger is controversial and has triggered user concern.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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WhatsApp isn’t the only messenger lacking cryptographic assurances for new group members.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Shipping services prices are primarily adjusted according to market conditions, says to the courier.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 May 2025
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Guns are purchased by straw purchasers in the U.S., and a network of brokers and couriers then transport them across the border and into Mexico.—
Melissa Quinn
May 9,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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“Runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runner. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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