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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noun plural runners-up