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half-miler

[ haf-mahy-ler, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˈmaɪ lər, ˈhɑf- /
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noun Informal.
a half-mile race.
a runner who participates or specializes in such a race.
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Origin of half-miler

First recorded in 1930–35; half-mile + -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for half-miler

half-miler

noun
a runner who specializes in running races over half a mile or a similar metric distance
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