Runner — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who imports or exports without paying duties

someone who travels on foot by running

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌnɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌnə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌnə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌnɚ/.

Examples

he sent a runner over with the contract

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Caranx crysos blue runner contrabandist ball carrier base runner moon-curser offset moon curser stolon smuggler

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who imports or exports without paying duties
noun	someone who travels on foot by running
noun	a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents “he sent a runner over with the contract”
noun	a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
noun	a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
noun	a trained athlete who competes in foot races
noun	(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
noun	a long narrow carpet
noun	device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
noun	fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

Word Forms

smuggle	verb	import or export without paying customs duties
contraband	noun	goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law
run	verb	move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Läufer

jemand, der importiert oder exportiert, ohne Zölle zu zahlen

🇫🇷French

coureur

quelqu'un qui importe ou exporte sans payer de droits

🇪🇸Spanish

corredor

alguien que importa o exporta sin pagar derechos

🇮🇹Italian

corridore

qualcuno che importa o esporta senza pagare dazi

🇳🇱Dutch

loper

iemand die importeert of exporteert zonder invoerrechten te betalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

corredor

alguém que importa ou exporta sem pagar direitos

🇷🇺Russian

бегун

тот, кто импортирует или экспортирует без уплаты пошлин

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धावक

कोई व्यक्ति जो शुल्क चुकाए बिना आयात या निर्यात करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

রানার

কেউ যে শুল্ক পরিশোধ ছাড়াই আমদানি বা রপ্তানি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓடுபவர்

வரி செலுத்தாமல் இறக்குமதி அல்லது ஏற்றுமதி செய்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

రన్నర్

సుంకాలు చెల్లించకుండా దిగుమతి లేదా ఎగుమతి చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

धावपटू

जो कोणी शुल्क न भरता आयात किंवा निर्यात करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દોડવીર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે ડ્યુટી ચૂકવ્યા વિના આયાત અથવા નિકાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಓಟಗಾರ

ಸುಂಕವನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸದೆ ಆಮದು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ರಫ್ತು ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓട്ടക്കാരൻ

തീരുവ അടയ്ക്കാതെ ഇറക്കുമതി ചെയ്യുകയോ കയറ്റുമതി ചെയ്യുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੌੜਾਕ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਡਿਊਟੀ ਅਦਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਆਯਾਤ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਯਾਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رنر

کوئی ایسا شخص جو ڈیوٹی ادا کیے بغیر درآمد یا برآمد کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跑步者

不缴纳关税而进口或出口的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ランナー

関税を支払わずに輸出入する人

🇰🇷Korean

달리는 사람

관세를 내지 않고 수입하거나 수출하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Á hậu

ai đó nhập khẩu hoặc xuất khẩu mà không phải trả thuế

🇹🇭Thai

นักวิ่ง

ผู้นำเข้าหรือส่งออกโดยไม่เสียภาษีอากร

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelari

seseorang yang mengimpor atau mengekspor tanpa membayar bea

🇵🇭Filipino

mananakbo

isang taong nag-import o nag-export nang hindi nagbabayad ng mga tungkulin

🇲🇾Malay

pelari

seseorang yang mengimport atau mengeksport tanpa membayar duti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عداء

شخص يستورد أو يصدر دون دفع الرسوم الجمركية

🇮🇷Persian

دونده

کسی که بدون پرداخت عوارض وارد یا صادر می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

koşucu

vergi ödemeden ithalat veya ihracat yapan kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָץ

מי שמייבא או מייצא מבלי לשלם מכסים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'runner'?

The primary meaning of 'runner' is 'someone who imports or exports without paying duties'.

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Using 'runner' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'runner' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'runner' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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