Webster's English Dictionary

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runner

run.ner \'r*n-*r\ n 1a: one that runs : RACER  1b: BASE RUNNER  1c: a 
   football player in possession of a live ball  2a: MESSENGER  2b: one that 
   smuggles or distributes illicit or contraband goods (as drugs,  liquor, or 
   guns) 3a: any of various large active carangid fishes  3b: BLACKSNAKE  4a: 
   either of the longitudinal pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides  4b: the 
   part of a skate that slides on the ice : BLADE  4c: the support of a drawer 
   or a sliding door  5a: a growth produced by a plant in running; esp : 
   STOLON  5b: a plant that forms or spread by means of runners  5c: a twining 
   vine (as a scarlet runner)  6a: a long narrow carpet for a hall or 
   staircase  6b: a narrow decorative cloth cover for a table or dresser top