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runner

noun as in vine

Strong matches

noun as in one who runs

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“I put on a dress and walked down, and ended up getting first runner-up,” she recalls.

Runner-Up: Pauline Etienne, Eden I could not take my eyes off this immensely talented Belgian actress.

In April, Wehby was the front-runner; now, she is trailing badly and Oregon is safely in the D column.

He was smart and tough in the way of the hard worker, the long-distance runner, the gambler who wins on stamina.

One runner in Houston now has a permanent, hoof-shaped scar in the center of his forehead.

To talk German was beyond the sweep of my dizziest ambition, but an Italian runner or porter instantly presented himself.

And since he was a very fast runner—for short distances—he met Grandfather Mole just as the old chap was crawling up the bank.

He would be staggering, half blind with exhaustion—like a runner at the end of a long race, with a rival close at his heels.

Finally a swift runner reached the watch-tower, whence the old king looked forth, awaiting news of the day.

Peter could feel it pound as if he had been a mile runner and the finish lay a hundred yards ahead of him.

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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to runner, such as: contestant, entrant, hurdler, marathoner, racer, and sprinter.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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