Runner vs. Floater
Difference Between Runner and Floater
Runnernoun
Agent noun of run; one who runs.
Floaternoun
Agent noun of float; one who or that which floats.
Runnernoun
A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.Floaternoun
An employee of a company who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away.
Runnernoun
Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
The mare is the stables' runner for the 5.15 race at Epsom.The judge said she would not be a runner in the upcoming elections.Floaternoun
(sports) An unaffiliated player.
Runnernoun
Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
Floaternoun
(politics) A voter who shifts from party to party, especially one whose vote can be purchased.
Runnernoun
A person or vessel who runs blockades or engages in smuggling. (Especially used in combination, e.g. gunrunner).
Floaternoun
A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed a (or an extra) representative of its own.
Runnernoun
(cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
Floaternoun
One who votes illegally in various polling places or election districts, either under false registration made by himself or under the name of some properly registered person who has not already voted.
Runnernoun
A baserunner.
The runner was out at second.Floaternoun
An "extra" male at a dinner party, or a young friend of the hostess, whose assignment is to entertain the female guests.
Runnernoun
(Australian rules football) A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
Floaternoun
A threadlike speck in the visual field that seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour.
Runnernoun
Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
Floaternoun
(police jargon) A corpse floating in a body of water.
Runnernoun
A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
Floaternoun
(vulgar) A piece of faeces that floats.
He left a floater in the toilet.Runnernoun
A quick escape away from a scene.
He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.Floaternoun
Someone who attaches themselves to a group of people, much to the dismay of that group, and repeatedly shows up to participate in group activities despite attempts to get rid of, or “flush,” that person.
Runnernoun
A deserter.
Floaternoun
(insurance) A policy covering property at more than one location or which may be in transit.
Runnernoun
A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
Floaternoun
(finance) A floating rate bond.
Runnernoun
Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
Floaternoun
(surfing) A maneuver in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of the wave onto the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave.
Runnernoun
A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
After the cycle completes, the runner travels back quickly to be in place for the next cycle.Floaternoun
(two-up) A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air.
Runnernoun
A mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
Floaternoun
(AU) A pie floater.
Runnernoun
A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
Floaternoun
(India) A sandal.
Runnernoun
The blade of an ice skate.
Floaternoun
A kind of river mussel (genus Anodonta).
Runnernoun
The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
Floaternoun
(prison slang) A book circulated between prisoners that is not part of the official prison library.
Runnernoun
The curved base of a rocking chair.
Floaternoun
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
Runnernoun
In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
Floaternoun
a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
Runnernoun
In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
Floaternoun
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
Runnernoun
The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
Floaternoun
an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
Runnernoun
The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
Floaternoun
a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
Runnernoun
(slang) An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
The car salesman told me that the used Volvo was a nice little runner.Is that old Mercedes on the forecourt a runner? / No, it has no gearbox.Floaternoun
a swimmer who floats in the water
Runnernoun
A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
The red runner makes the table so festive.Floaternoun
an object that floats or is capable of floating
Runnernoun
A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
How about we put down a clear runner in the front hall.Floaternoun
an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
Runnernoun
(slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
Runnernoun
(botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
Runnernoun
(climbing) A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
Runnernoun
(poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
Runnernoun
A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
Runnernoun
A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
Runnernoun
(sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
Runnernoun
A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
Runnernoun
A speedrunner.
Runnernoun
An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
This idea isn't a runner. Let's not waste any more time on it.Runnernoun
someone who imports or exports without paying duties
Runnernoun
someone who travels on foot by running
Runnernoun
a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents;
he sent a runner over with the contractRunnernoun
a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
Runnernoun
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
Runnernoun
a trained athlete who competes in foot races
Runnernoun
a long narrow carpet
Runnernoun
device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
Runnernoun
fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
