noun
someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)
• Syn: ↑marathoner, ↑marathon runner, ↑long-distance runner
• Derivationally related forms: ↑marathon (for: ↑marathoner)
• Hypernyms: ↑runner
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road runner, or road|run|ner «ROHD RUHN uhr», noun.
a long-tailed bird living in the dry regions of the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico; chaparral cock; ground cuckoo. Instead of flying, it usually runs at great speed. It is related to the cuckoo.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.