runner

Other forms of runner

plural

runners·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about runner

What does runner mean?

runner means "someone who imports or exports without paying duties". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in runner?

runner has 2 syllables: run-ner. The stress falls on "run". In IPA it is /ˈɹʌnɚ/.

What is another word for runner?

Close synonyms include smuggler, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser, base runner. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is runner a common word?

runner is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with runner?

2 words rhyme with runner. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.