RUN'NER, noun [from run.] 1. One that runs; that which runs. 2. A racer. 3. A messenger. 4. A shooting sprig. In every root there will be one runner with little buds on it. 5. One of the stones of a mill. 6. A bird. 7. A thick rope used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI