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as in smuggler
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
a drug runner
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as in messenger
one that carries a message or does an errand
sent a runner to tell them that all was ready for the feast
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Recent Examples of runner
The Dolphins haven’t had a route runner like him since Randy McMichael, whose single-season receptions and yards produced record, which was set in 2004, Smith shattered.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The Giants had a runner on second, but Pasquantino extinguished the potential rally with his excellent glovework.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
There’s a difference between a small runner and short runner.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The Mets put two runners on in the third inning, their first two of the game, when Francisco Alvarez was hit with a pitch and Francisco Lindor reached on catcher’s interference.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The Giants had a runner on second, but Pasquantino extinguished the potential rally with his excellent glovework.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
There’s a difference between a small runner and short runner.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 11 May 2025
The Mets put two runners on in the third inning, their first two of the game, when Francisco Alvarez was hit with a pitch and Francisco Lindor reached on catcher’s interference.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for runner
Noun
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That said, to be displaced is to be object, material, pushed across borders, overloaded into boats, stuffed into unfit vehicles, herded over mountains by smugglers.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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The show’s namesake character is Cassian Andor, a pilot, played by Diego Luna, who was taken from his home planet as an orphan by sympathetic smugglers.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
Noun
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This kind of universal integration means every product becomes a messenger.—
Benjamin Claeys,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Another combination of great writing and fine acting comes when Kiko Laureano becomes a messenger of magic, as if this visitor has just stepped out of a Gabriel Garcia Marquez novel and into Walter’s apartment.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
Noun
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This is generally courier shipments and e-commerce.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Purchasing via a lottery courier has two advantages for the customer, said Victor Matheson, professor of economics at College of the Holy Cross.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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“Runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/runner. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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