A runner is a person who runs.

Runner may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

  • Runner, the most junior member(s) of a film crew or member(s) of a television crew
  • Runner, a film by the British artist Ravi Deepres
  • Runner (2021 film), a Lithuanian film by Andrius Blaževičius
  • Runner (2026 film), a drama film by Laura García Alonso
  • Runner (2026 American film), an American action thriller film
  • Runner (Stargate), a character in the fictional Stargate universe
  • "Runner" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of the television series Stargate Atlantis
  • "Runner" (The Professionals), an episode of the crime-action television drama series
  • Runner (Logans Run), a type of character in the film Logan's Run

Music

  • Runner (band), a short-lived British rock band, formed in 1978
  • The Runners (production duo), an American electronic and hip hop production duo
  • Runner (album), a 2012 studio album by The Sea and Cake
  • "Runner" (song), a 1981 song by Canadian musician Ian Thomas, also by Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1984
  • "Runner", a 2022 song by Alex G from the album God Save the Animals
  • "Runner", a 2016 song by ASAP Mob from the album Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends
  • "Runner", a 2022 song by Joe Keery, also known as Djo, from the album Decide
  • "Runner", a 2019 single by Tennis from the album Swimmer
  • "Runner", a 2017 song by Why Don't We
  • "The Runner" (song), a 2019 song by Foals
  • "Runners", a 2024 song by Stray Kids from the EP Ate

Other media

  • Runner (comics), a Marvel Comics character
  • Sonic Runners, a video game
  • Runner (sculpture), a 2017 sculpture by Tony Cragg

Biology

  • Any of several fishes of the family Carangidae called runners
  • Stolon, an aerial shoot from a plant with the ability to produce adventitious roots and new clones, often called a runner

Communication

  • Courier, a person who delivers messages, packages, and mail
  • Runner (soldier), a military courier carrying messages by foot

People

  • George Runner, California Board of Equalization member and former State Senator (and husband of Sharon Runner)
  • Sharon Runner, California State Senator (and wife of George Runner)

Sport

  • Athletic shoe, footwear primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise
  • Baserunner, an offensive player in baseball who has successfully reached at least first base
  • Runner (cricket), a player who runs for an injured batsman
  • Sling (climbing equipment), climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing that can be wrapped around a rock
  • An employee of a sports agent, usually responsible for scouting and befriending potential future clients

Transportation

  • The long, flat, smooth ski-like glide on a sled
  • Gilera Runner, a moped/scooter manufactured by Gilera
  • USS Runner (SS-275), Gato-class submarine, 1942–1943
  • USS Runner (SS-476), Tench-class submarine, 1944–1971

Other uses

  • "Runners", members of the Beguny subset of the Russian Bezpopovtsy religious movement
  • Runner (casting), a channel in the gating system of a casting die
  • Runner rug, a long, narrow rectangular carpet
  • Running gag, a literary device in the form of a repeated joke or reference
  • The rotating driven element of a water turbine (hydroelectric) generator
  • Terrestrial locomotion

See also

  • Run (disambiguation)
  • Running (disambiguation)
  • The Runner (disambiguation)
  • The Runners (disambiguation)