| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| runner n | (athlete: sprinter) | corredor, corredora nm, nf |
| | Only the world's best runners will be competing tomorrow. |
| | Sólo los mejores corredores del mundo competirán mañana. |
| runner n | (gliding mechanism) (mueble) | corredera nf |
| | | guía nf |
| | | riel nm |
| | The runners are broken on this drawer. |
| | La corredera de este cajón está rota. |
| runner n | (person who carries out errands) | mensajero, mensajera nm, nf |
| | | recadero, recadera nm, nf |
| | (militar) | ordenanza n común |
| | | cadete n común |
| | Have a runner take this package to headquarters. |
| | Haz que un mensajero lleve este paquete a la oficina central. |
| runner n | (baseball: player on base) (béisbol) | corredor, corredora nm, nf |
| | The White Sox have runners on first and second. |
| | Los White Sox tienen corredores en primera y segunda base. |
| runner n | usually plural (part of a sled, skate) | patín nm |
| | We can't use the sled because one of the runners is broken. |
| | No podemos usar el trineo porque uno de los patines se rompió. |
| runner n | (strip of fabric for table) (de mesa) | camino nm |
| | Jan spread the decorative runner along the dining table. |
| | Jan puso el camino decorativo sobre la mesa del comedor. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| base runner n | (baseball) (béisbol) | corredor de base, corredora de base nm, nf + loc adj |
| blue runner n | (fish) | jurel azul loc nom m |
| carpet runner n | (long narrow rug) | camino nm |
| | Puse un camino en el pasillo, para que no queden marcadas las pisadas. |
| | | alfombra de pasillo grupo nom |
distance runner,
long-distance runner n | (person who runs long distances) | corredor de fondo, corredora de fondo loc nm, loc nf |
| do a runner v expr | UK, slang (escape, run away) | salir corriendo vi + adv |
| | We had to do a runner when we realized we had no money to pay at the café. |
| | Tuvimos que salir corriendo cuando nos dimos cuenta de que no teníamos plata para pagar el café. |
| drug runner n | (person who trafficks drugs) (de drogas) | traficante n común |
| | (ES, jerga) | camello nm |
| | (AR, jerga) | dealer nm |
| | (AmL) | mula nf |
| | The drug runners were picked up at the airport. |
| | Recogieron a los traficantes en el aeropuerto. |
| front runner n | (competitor most likely to win) | favorito, favorita nm, nf |
| | He's currently the front runner, but we'll have to wait for the election results to see what happens. |
| | Por ahora es el favorito, pero tendremos que esperar los resultados de las elecciones para ver qué pasa. |
frontrunner,
front runner,
front-runner n | figurative (leading competitor) | líder n común |
| | (ES, figurado) | favorito, favorita nm, nf |
frontrunner,
front runner,
front-runner n | (athlete leading a race) | líder n común |
| | | atleta que va en cabeza grupo nom |
| marathon runner n | (person who runs in a marathon race) | corredor de maratón, corredora de maratón nm, nf + loc adj |
| | The marathon runner collapsed from exhaustion as soon as he crossed the finishing line. |
| | El corredor de maratón se desmayó de cansancio nada más cruzar la línea de meta. |
| | | maratonista n común |
| | El maratonista se desmayó de cansancio nada más cruzar la línea de meta. |
| pinch runner n | (baseball: [sb] running bases as substitute) (PR) | corredor emergente, corredora emergente loc nm, loc nf |
| | After the pitch hit the batter, injuring him, the coach substituted a pinch runner to replace him. |
| | Después de que el lanzamiento golpease al bateador, lastimándolo, el entrenador lo sustituyó por un corredor emergente. |
| Production Runner n | (TV, cinema: [sb] who runs errands) (TV, cine) | asistente de producción grupo nom |
| relay runner n | (sports: relay race) | corredor de relevos, corredora de relevos loc nm, loc nf |
| runner bean n | (edible green bean) (MX) | ayocote, ayacote nm |
| | (MX) | frijol bótil loc nom m |
| | We had cod in parsley sauce served with runner beans and new potatoes. |
runner-up,
plural: runners-up n | (competitor: 2nd place) | subcampeón, subcampeona nm, nf |
| | Linda won the school's talent contest and her friend Amy was the runner-up. |
| | Linda ganó el concurso de su escuela y su amiga Amy fue la subcampeona. |
| | | segundo, segunda nm, nf |
| | Linda ganó el concurso de su escuela y su amiga Amy fue la segunda. |
runner-up,
plural: runners-up n | (competitor: placed, but not first) | finalista n común |
| | He finished the marathon in third place, as second runner-up. |
| | Terminó el maratón en tercer lugar, como finalista. |
| runner's high | (state of euphoria) | euforia del corredor nf + loc adj |
| runner's knee n | (sports: knee soreness) | rodilla de corredor nf + loc adj |
| table runner n | (fabric strip used to decorate a table) | camino de mesa loc nom m |
