Runner

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.

   “The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.”

2. isim Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.

   “The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom.”

3. isim A competitor in a poker tournament.
4. isim Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).

   “[…] at least half of which would be put into the pool for the winner, the rest kept for the runners of the system to cover costs and more than likely make a fair profit.”

5. isim A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling.

   “The gunrunners were arrested leaving the airport.”

6. isim A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
7. isim A baserunner.

   “The runner was out at second.”

8. isim A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
9. isim Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).

   “By 1963, Carmine was working as a "runner" for an accounting firm, and he would drop by 1619 Broadway to knock on doors in hopes of selling off some of his songs”

10. isim A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.

    “[…] the chef can send a runner to see why not and if the waiter has forgotten about the order, a runner can cover and serve.”

11. isim A trusty (prisoner granted special privileges).

    “In our prisons you might find a condemned man working as a runner, a trusty, which is about as far from segregation as you can get.”

12. isim An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
13. isim A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
14. isim One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
15. isim An assistant.
16. isim A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.

    “He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.”

17. isim A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.

    “Tess stands by Mr Foley in runners that are bright yellow and exuberant and off-putting.”

18. isim Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
19. isim A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.

    “After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle.”

20. isim A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
21. isim Short for Bow Street Runner
22. özel isim A surname.