Runner (disambiguation)
Appearance
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A runner is a person who runs.
Runner may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Film and television
[edit]- Runner, the most junior member(s) of a film crew or member(s) of a television crew
- Runner, a film by the British artist Ravi Deepres
- Runner (2021 film), a 2021 Lithuanian film by Andrius Blaževičius
- Runner (Stargate), a character in the fictional Stargate universe
- "Runner" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of the television series Stargate Atlantis
- "Runner" (The Professionals), an episode of the crime-action television drama series
- Runner (Logans Run), a type of character in the film Logan's Run
Music
[edit]- Runner (album), a 2012 studio album by The Sea and Cake
- Runner (band), a short-lived British rock band, formed in 1978
- "Runner" (song), a 1981 song by Canadian musician Ian Thomas, also by Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1984
- The Runners (production duo), an American electronic and hip hop production duo
- "The Runner" (song), a 2019 song by Foals
- "Runner", a 2017 song by Why Don't We
- "Runner", a 2022 song by Alex G from the album God Save the Animals
Other media
[edit]- Runner (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Sonic Runners, a video game
Biology
[edit]- Any of several fishes of the family Carangidae called runners
- Stolon, an aerial shoot from a plant with the ability to produce adventitious roots and new clones, often called a runner
Communication
[edit]- Courier, a person who delivers messages, packages, and mail
- Runner (soldier), a military courier carrying messages by foot
People
[edit]- George Runner, California Board of Equalization member and former State Senator (and husband of Sharon Runner)
- Sharon Runner, California State Senator (and wife of George Runner)
Sport
[edit]- Athletic shoe, footwear primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise
- Baserunner, an offensive player in baseball who has successfully reached at least first base
- Runner (cricket), a player who runs for an injured batsman
- Sling (climbing equipment), climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing that can be wrapped around a rock
- An employee of a sports agent, usually responsible for scouting and befriending potential future clients
Transportation
[edit]- The long, flat, smooth ski-like glide on a sled
- Gilera Runner, a moped/scooter manufactured by Gilera
- USS Runner (SS-275), Gato-class submarine, 1942–1943
- USS Runner (SS-476), Tench-class submarine, 1944–1971
Other uses
[edit]- "Runners", members of the Beguny subset of the Russian Bezpopovtsy religious movement
- Runner (casting), a channel in the gating system of a casting die
- Runner rug, a long, narrow rectangular carpet
- Running gag, a literary device in the form of a repeated joke or reference
- The rotating driven element of a water turbine (hydroelectric) generator
- Terrestrial locomotion