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runner-up
[ ruhn-er-uhp ]
/ ˈrʌn ərˈʌp /
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noun, plural run·ners-up.
the competitor, player, or team finishing in second place, as in a race, contest, or tournament.
runners-up, the competitors who do not win a contest but who place ahead of the majority of the contestants and share in prizes or honors, as those who place second, third, and fourth, or in the top ten.
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Origin of runner-up
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby runner-up
runnel, runner, runner bean, runner foot, runner's high, runner-up, running, running back, running belay, running board, running bond
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British Dictionary definitions for runner-up
runner-up
noun plural runners-up
a contestant finishing a race or competition in second place
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