| Main Entry: | runner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who runs |
Synonyms: |
carrier, contestant, courier, cross-country runner, distance runner, entrant, hurdler, jogger, long distance runner, marathoner, messenger, middle distance runner, racer, sprinter, trackman |
| Main Entry: | runner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vine |
Synonyms: |
branch, offshoot, tendril |
| Main Entry: | runner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who runs |
Synonyms: |
courier, harrier, hurdler, jogger, marathoner, messenger, page, racer, sprinter |
| Main Entry: | bearer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who carries messages or deliveries |
Synonyms: |
agent, beast of burden, carrier, conveyor, courier, drogher, emissary, envoy, internuncio, messenger, porter, runner, servant, shipper, transporter |
| Main Entry: | candidate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person desiring political office, job |
Synonyms: |
applicant, aspirant, bidder, claimant, competitor, contender, contestant, dark horse, entrant, favorite son, handshaker, hopeful*, job-hunter, nominee, office-seeker, petitioner, possibility, possible choice, pothunter, runner, seeker, solicitant, stumper, successor, suitor, whistle-stopper, write-in |
| Main Entry: | carpet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nappy floor covering |
Synonyms: |
carpeting, matting, rug, runner, tapestry, throw rug, wall-to-wall |
| Notes: | a carpet originally denoted a thick fabric that covered a table or bed; a rug is generally smaller than a carpet |
| Main Entry: | courier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | messenger |
Synonyms: |
bearer, carrier, dispatcher, emissary, envoy, express, go-between, gofer, gopher, herald, intelligencer, internuncio, runner |
Antonyms: |
receiver, sender |
| Main Entry: | field |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | persons taking part in competition |
Synonyms: |
applicants, candidates, competition, competitors, contestants, entrants, entries, nominees, participants, possibilities, runners |
| Main Entry: | herald |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | omen, messenger |
Synonyms: |
adviser, bearer, courier, crier, forerunner, harbinger, indication, outrider, precursor, prophet, reporter, runner, sign, signal, token |
| Main Entry: | messenger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person carrying information to another |
Synonyms: |
agent, ambassador, bearer, carrier, commissionaire, courier, crier, delegate, delivery person, detachment, detail, dispatcher, emissary, envoy, errand person, flag-bearer, forerunner, go-between, gofer, harbinger, herald, intermediary, mediator, minister, post, precursor, prophet, runner, schlepper |
Antonyms: |
receiver |