half-miler
[ haf-mahy-ler, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˈmaɪ lər, ˈhɑf- /
noun Informal.
a half-mile race.
a runner who participates or specializes in such a race.
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Words nearby half-miler
half-mad, half-marathon, half-mast, half measure, half-mile, half-miler, half-minute, halfmoon, half mourning, half-naked, half nelson
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Example sentences from the Web for half-miler
He was trying to be a half-miler last I knew, but I saw him over with the jumpers Friday.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry BarbourBilly Goode thinks the school can worry along through the year without him as a jumper or half-miler or shot-putter.
Quarter-Back Bates|Ralph Henry BarbourRindgely went in then and made the pace for the next three-quarters, and then gave place to Thatcher, a half-miler.
On Your Mark!|Ralph Henry Barbour
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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