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runner

; one who runs.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026AUS

; one who runs.

He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.
Origin: From , rynner, urnare, equivalent to . Cognate with . Displaced earlier , from (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “A Runner's Thoughts... - PREACHER ON THE RUN www.preacherman.org/3/post/2026/...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I cannot quite explain the hold that Homestar Runner had on me when I first discovered it in eighth grade. Just this "where have you been all my life" fixation.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “A runner passed away during the 2026 Cocodona 250 Mile race due to a medical emergency.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “And he did a runner after not delivering it?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “the fact that armand’s reaction to the replimoids might be related to his obsession with blade runner 😭🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 #princelestatandtherealmsofatlantis #thevampirechronicles”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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Australia
#2·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(slang, usually in the phrase do a runner) A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.

We were shocked, astonished, when the staff, when pushed, disclosed that they had had to cover runners the previous night. The runners used the scam of ‘smoking’ to go outside after eating and drinking champagne and top-notch wine … and …
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Australia
#3·Apr 27, 2026AUS

(Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland) 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.
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  • “Exfil with one of the limited-edition @marathonthegame.bungie.net fine art giclées with fluorescent screenprinted details! Each Runner shell print is an exclusive edition of only 60(!) copies and includes a hand-signed Bungie team Certificate of Authenticity”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"Why didn't Vader just pull the blockade runner back to him with The Force like his apprentice Starkiller could that one time he pulled a Star Destroyer? Is he stupid?"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • ““That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out.” The Kite Runner.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “FreeBSD Support to Bun, the fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager, written with Zig - Huge PR (102 modified files) by Jarred Sumner 👍 #FreeBSD #Zig github.com/oven-sh/bun/...”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Salman Khan’s superhero film with Raj and DK: Kareena Kapoor Khan emerges as the front-runner for the female lead | https://www.newsbeep.com/ie/432999/ Salman Khan is reportedly gearing up for his next project with the filmmaker duo Raj & DK. Now,…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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