English-Thai Dictionary
runner
N ผู้ลักลอบ ขนส่งสินค้า smuggler phu-lak-lob-kon-song-sin-ka
runner
N ผู้ วิ่ง นัก วิ่งแข่ง athlete jogger phu-wing
runner
N ผู้ ส่งข่าวสาร คน เดินหนังสือ courier messenger phu-song-kao-san
runner
SL หลบฉาก ออก ไป do a runner lob-chak-ook-pai
runner bean
N ถั่ว ฝักช นิดหนึ่ง pole bean tua-fak-cha-nid-nuang
runner-up
N ผู้ ที่ ได้ ตำแหน่ง รองชนะเลิศ second place phu-ti-dam-ron-tam-nang-rong-cha-na-rod
runner-up
N ผู้ ได้ ตำแหน่ง ที่สอง ใน การแข่งขัน phu-dai-tam-nang-ti-song-nai-kan-kang-kan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
RUNNER
n.[from run. ] 1. One that runs; that which runs.
2. A racer.
3. A messenger.
4. A shooting sprig.
In every root there will be one runner, with little buds on it.
5. One of the stones of a mill.
6. A bird.
7. A thick rope used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RUNNER
Run "ner, n. Etym: [From Run. ]
1. One who, or that which, runs; a racer.
2. A detective. [Slang, Eng. ] Dickens.
3. A messenger. Swift.
4. A smuggler. [Colloq. ] R. North.
5. One employed to solicit patronage, as for a steamboat, hotel, shop, etc. [Cant, U.S.]
6. (Bot. )
Defn: A slender trailing branch which takes root at the joints or end and there forms new plants, as in the strawberry and the common cinquefoil.
7. The rotating stone of a set of millstones.
8. (Naut. )
Defn: A rope through a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle. Totten.
9. One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice.
1 . (Founding ) (a ) A horizontal channel in a mold, through which the metal flows to the cavity formed by the pattern; also, the waste metal left in such a channel. (b ) A trough or channel for leading molten metal from a furnace to a ladle, mold, or pig bed.
11. The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
12. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis ) of Florida and the West Indies; -- called also skipjack, shoemaker, and yellowtail. The name alludes to its rapid successive leaps from the water.
13. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any cursorial bird.
14. (Mech. ) (a ) A movable slab or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of stone. (b ) A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group, for polishing or grinding.
New American Oxford Dictionary
runner
run ner |ˈrənər ˈrənər | ▶noun 1 a person who runs, esp. in a specified way: Mary was a fast runner. • a person who runs competitively as a sport or hobby: a marathon runner. • a horse that runs in a particular race: there were only four runners. • a messenger, collector, or agent for a bank, bookmaker, or other organization. • Baseball a base runner. • a messenger in the army. 2 [ in combination ] a person who smuggles specified goods into or out of a country or area: a drug-runner. 3 a rod, groove, or blade on which something slides. • each of the long pieces on the underside of a sled that forms the contact in sliding. • (often runners ) a roller for moving a heavy article. • a ring capable of slipping or sliding along a strap or rod or through which something may be passed or drawn. • Nautical a rope run through a block. 4 a shoot, typically leafless, that grows from the base of a plant along the surface of the ground and can take root at points along its length. • a plant that spreads by means of such shoots. • a twining plant. 5 a long, narrow rug or strip of carpet, esp. for a hall or stairway. 6 (also runner stone ) a revolving millstone. 7 a fast-swimming fish of the jack family, occurring in tropical seas. [Several species in the family Carangidae, in particular the colorfully striped rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata ) of warm seas worldwide, and the blue runner (Caranx crysos ) of the western Atlantic. ] PHRASES do a runner Brit. informal leave hastily, esp. to avoid paying for something or to escape from somewhere.
runner bean
run ¦ner bean ▶noun Brit. a Central American bean plant with scarlet flowers and very long flat edible pods. Also called scarlet runner. ●Phaseolus coccineus, family Leguminosae. • the pod and seed of the runner bean eaten as food.
runner-up
run ner-up |ˈˌrənər ˈəp | ▶noun ( pl. runners-up ) a competitor or team taking second place in a contest: he was runner-up in the 200 m individual medley. • a competitor finishing behind the winner in the specified position: third runner-up in last year's election.
Oxford Dictionary
runner
run ¦ner |ˈrʌnə | ▶noun 1 a person that runs, especially in a specified way: Mary was a fast runner. • a person who runs competitively as a sport or hobby: a 400 metres runner. • a horse that runs in a particular race: there were only four runners. • a vehicle or machine that operates in a satisfactory or specified way: the van was a good and reliable runner. • Brit. informal a contender for a job or position. • Brit. informal an idea that has a chance of being accepted; a practical suggestion: trying to determine whether a tax on books is a runner. • Cricket a person who runs between the wickets for an injured batsman. • a messenger, collector, or agent for a bank, bookmaker, or similar. • an orderly in the army. • Brit. informal a freelance antiques dealer. 2 [ in combination ] a person who smuggles specified goods into or out of a country or area: a gun-runner. 3 a rod, groove, or blade on which something slides. • each of the long pieces on the underside of a sledge that forms the contact in sliding. • (often runners ) a roller for moving a heavy article. • a ring capable of slipping or sliding along a strap or rod or through which something may be passed or drawn. • Nautical a rope in a single block with one end round a tackle block and the other having a hook. 4 a shoot, typically leafless, which grows from the base of a plant along the surface of the ground and can take root at points along its length. • a plant that spreads by means of runners. • a twining plant. 5 a long, narrow rug or strip of carpet, especially for a hall or stairway. 6 (also runner stone ) a revolving millstone. 7 archaic a police officer. See also Bow Street Runner. 8 (also runner duck ) see Indian runner. 9 a fast-swimming fish of the jack family, occurring in tropical seas. ●Several species in the family Carangidae, in particular the rainbow runner and the blue runner (Caranx crysos ) of the western Atlantic. PHRASES do a runner Brit. informal leave or escape hastily or furtively.
runner bean
run ¦ner bean ▶noun Brit. a Central American bean plant with scarlet flowers and very long flat edible pods. Also called scarlet runner. ●Phaseolus coccineus, family Leguminosae. • the pod and seed of the runner bean eaten as food.
runner-up
runner-up ▶noun ( pl. runners-up ) a competitor or team taking second place in a contest.
American Oxford Thesaurus
runner
runner noun 1 the runners were limbering up: sprinter, hurdler, racer, jogger; athlete. 2 a strawberry runner: shoot, offshoot, sprout, tendril; Botany stolon. 3 he worked as a runner for the mob: messenger, courier, errand boy; informal gofer.
Oxford Thesaurus
runner
runner noun 1 seven runners were limbering up: athlete; sprinter, hurdler, racer, long-distance runner, cross-country runner; jogger; competitor, contender, participant, entrant; informal miler. 2 a strawberry runner: shoot, offshoot, sprout, tendril, sprig, sucker; technical stolon, flagellum. 3 bookmakers employed runners who ran round picking up bets: messenger, courier, errand boy, messenger boy; scout; agent, collector; N. Amer. informal gofer. PHRASES do a runner Brit. informal See run away.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
runner
run ner /rʌ́nə r /→run 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 走る人 ; 競走者 ; 〘野球 〙走者 , ランナー (→baseball ); 〘アメフト 〙ボールキャリアー ▸ a long-distance [400m ] runner 長距離 [400m ]走者 2 〖複合語を作って 〗(麻薬 武器の )運び屋 , 密輸業者 [船 ]▸ a drug- [gun- ]runner 麻薬 [銃 ]の運び屋 3 (競馬の )出走馬 .4 (スケート靴 そりの )刃 , 滑走部 .5 〖通例 ～s 〗(レール状の )溝 , 引き出しのレール , カーテンランナー ; (移動用の )ころ .6 〖通例 ～s 〗〘植 〙(イチゴなどの )匍匐 （ほふく ）根 , つる ; 匍匐植物 .7 (ホール 廊下の )細長いじゅうたん ; (テーブル たんすなどに掛ける )細長い飾り布 .8 (特定の会社に雇われた )メッセンジャー ; 注文取り ; 集金人 .9 (機械 エンジンの )運転手 , 機関手 .10 ｟米 ｠(ストッキングの )伝線 .11 (ひきうすの )回転石 , 上うす .12 逃亡者 , 逃走人 .13 ｟豪 ｠〖通例 ～s 〗運動靴 .d ò a r ú nner ｟英 くだけて ｠逃亡する ; 代金を払わずに逃げる .～́ b è an ｟英 ｠サヤインゲン (｟主に米 ｠string bean ).
runner-up
r ù nner- ú p 名詞 複 runners-up, ～s C (競技 競走の )2位の者 [チーム ].
The Wordsmith Dictionary