runner

runner
noun
1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) løper
2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) meie; skøytejern/-skjær
3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) utløper
subst. \/ˈrʌnə\/
1) (sport e.l.) løper
2) veddeløpshest, veddeløpshund
3) bud, budbringer
4) (militærvesen) ordonnans
5) agent, kundeverver
6) (sjøfart) smuglerskip
7) (ofte i sammensetninger) smugler
• he is an infamous gunrunner
han er en beryktet våpensmugler
8) maske\/sted som har raknet
9) (gammeldags) (politi)betjent
• he is a Bow Street runner
han er betjent ved Bow Street
10) (tekstil) løper (duk), bordløper, løper (smalt gulvteppe)
11) blokadebryter
12) (landbruk) furetrekker, radtrekker
13) (typografi) linjeteller
14) (sjøfart) mantel, halvtalje, klappløper
15) (mekanikk, i turbin) løpehjul
16) (på slede e.l.) meie
17) skøytejern, skøyteskjær
18) (botanikk) utløper, rotskudd, skudd
19) (botanikk) forklaring: plante som formerer seg gjennom utløpere
20) (teknikk) løpering, løperulle
21) (teknikk) (gli)stang, gliskinne, løper
22) øvre møllestein, øvre kvernstein, overstein, løper
do a runner stikke av
front runner (hverdagslig) leder, favoritt (i kappløp)
• who's the front runner in this rat race?
hvem leder dette rotteracet?

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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