Synonyms of runners

runners

noun

plural of runner

1

as in smugglers

a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally

a drug runner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smugglers
• couriers
• bootleggers
• coyotes
• mules
• contrabandists
• gunrunners

2

as in messengers

one that carries a message or does an errand

sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messengers
• couriers
• pages
• delegates
• ambassadors
• agents
• representatives
• expresses
• forerunners
• bearers
• harbingers
• go-betweens
• envoys
• deputies
• carriers
• mail carriers
• deliverymen
• emissaries
• letter carriers
• heralds
• mailmen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of runners

The Red Sox won despite stranding six runners over the three innings prior to Monasterio’s winner. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Texas put runners on first and second with one out in the seventh after a double by Jake Burger and walk to Nicky Lopez. — CBS News, 30 July 2026

Organizers expect runners from across the United States and more than 80 countries to participate in the anniversary race. — Tyler M. Carmona, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Training platform Runna has announced new features intended to let runners better adapt to hot weather. — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Grissom singled to put runners on first and third, but Lambert struck out Wade Meckler to end the inning. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Situational hitting, bunting, sacrifice flies and moving runners over helped loosen the lineup, allowing the power hitters to do their thing without feeling the need to produce in every at-bat. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Down 6-2 in seventh, and with runners on the corners, Padres reliever Bradgley Rodriguez was called for a balk to cut the deficit to three. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 July 2026