invisible runner

noun

In informal baseball and stickball games, a baserunner who cannot steal a base but can, depending on the rules, advance on a wild pitch, and who usually travels at the rate of the current batter.

Similar
ghost runner
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Meanings

nouninvisible runner (plural invisible runners)

plural invisible runners

  1. ball gamesIn informal baseball and stickball games, a baserunner who cannot steal a base but can, depending on the rules, advance on a wild pitch, and who usually travels at the rate of the current batter.

    Synonyms: ghost runner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn informal baseball and stickball games, a baserunner who cannot steal a base but can, depending on the rules, advance on a wild pitch, and who usually travels at the rate of the current batter.

Similar
ghost runner
Also see
ghost runner
Cite this entry
APA

invisible runner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invisible%20runner

MLA

“invisible runner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invisible%20runner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “invisible runner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invisible%20runner.

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