# runner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹʌnɚ/ · frequency rank #5,357

## Definitions
1. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
2. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
3. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
4. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
5. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
6. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
7. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
8. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
9. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
10. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
11. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
12. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
13. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
14. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
15. Agent noun of run; one who runs.
16. A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.
17. A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
18. Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
19. A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
20. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
21. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
22. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
23. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
24. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
25. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
26. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
27. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
28. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
29. A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
30. An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
31. A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
32. A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
33. A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
34. A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
35. A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
36. A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
37. A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
38. A speedrunner.
39. An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
40. A running gag.
41. A streamlet.
42. A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English rennere, rynner, urnare, equivalent to run + -er. Cognate with Old Norse rennari (“runner; messenger”). Displaced earlier Middle English runel (“runner”), from Old English rynel (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”).

## Easily confused with
- **runny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runner-vs-runny)
- **rusher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runner-vs-rusher)
- **rutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runner-vs-rutter)
- **rune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rune-vs-runner)
- **ruler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruler-vs-runner)
- **ruined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruined-vs-runner)
- **rubber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rubber-vs-runner)
- **ranger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ranger-vs-runner)
- **render** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/render-vs-runner)
- **rudder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rudder-vs-runner)
- **ringer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ringer-vs-runner)
- **Reiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reiner-vs-runner)
- **Rainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainer-vs-runner)
- **renter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renter-vs-runner)
- **rounder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rounder-vs-runner)

## Common misspellings (7)
`rnuner`, `rrunner`, `runenr`, `runer`, `runnerr`, `runnre`, `urnner`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/runner