RUNNER Synonyms

• the contestant you hope to defeat

• a person who participates in competitions

• a person who dissents from some established policy

• a person who carries a message

• an athlete who runs the hurdles

• someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise)

• a person who jumps

• an athlete who competes at jumping

• a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body

• a coverall worn by children

• a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections

• a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen

• a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

• (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump

• someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)

• a person who carries a message

• someone who drives racing cars at high speeds

• a fast car that competes in races

• an animal that races

• slender fast-moving North American snakes

• the sport of engaging in contests of speed

• someone who runs a short distance at top speed

• foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food

• a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing

• a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• one who trains other persons or animals

• simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane

• someone who imports or exports without paying duties

• kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

• murder in a planned fashion

• put in effect

• carry out the legalities of

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• carry out or perform an action

• sign in the presence of witnesses

• steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

• ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress

• a row of unravelled stitches

• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

• someone who imports or exports without paying duties

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• a compensating equivalent

• a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

• a natural consequence of development

• a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper

• structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

• compensate for or counterbalance

• make up for

• cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

• create an offset in

• produce by offset printing