footrunner

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noun

An athlete who takes part in a footrace.

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Meanings

nounfootrunner (plural footrunners)

plural footrunners

  1. A person who runs on foot:
    1. An athlete who takes part in a footrace.
    2. A person employed to run messages.

Origin

From foot + runner.

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Cite this entry
APA

footrunner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footrunner

MLA

“footrunner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footrunner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footrunner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footrunner.

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