front runners

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• Front Runners (TV show) — Front Runners is a weekly half hour magazine show that originally aired on KOMO TV in Seattle from 1986 to 1995. Hosted by Steve Pool and produced by Ken Morrison, the show was nationally syndicated from 1991 1995 and aired in more than 40… …   Wikipedia

• front-runner — front runners N COUNT In a competition or contest, the front runner is the person who seems most likely to win it. Neither of the front runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician. Syn: favourite …   English dictionary

• front-run|ner — «FRUHNT RUHN uhr», noun. 1. a horse, not necessarily the eventual winner, that leads or takes the lead in a race. 2. Figurative. the leading contender at a given moment in any contest: »A dark horse might win the nomination if the two front… …   Useful english dictionary

• front-runner — noun a competitor thought likely to win • Syn: ↑favorite, ↑favourite • Hypernyms: ↑rival, ↑challenger, ↑competitor, ↑competition, ↑contender * * * n …   Useful english dictionary

• front — 1. noun 1) the front of the boat Syn: fore, foremost part, forepart, anterior, forefront, nose, head; bow, prow; foreground Ant: rear, back 2) the store s front …   Thesaurus of popular words

• front runner — 1. a person who leads in any competition. 2. an entrant in a race who breaks to the front immediately and establishes the pace for the field. 3. an entrant in a race who performs well only when ahead of the field. Also, front runner, frontrunner …   Useful english dictionary

• Front Runner — Infobox Sailboat Specifications playername = Front Runner numberofcrew = 2 loa = 19 lwl = 18 6 beam = 7 draft = 4 6 hull = convert|750|lb|abbr=on mainsailandjib = convert|202|ft|m|abbr=onsu|p=2 jib = convert|62|ft|m|abbr=onsu|p=2 spinnaker =… …   Wikipedia

• front runner — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms front runner : singular front runner plural front runners the person or thing considered the most likely to win a competition, game, election etc She is clearly the front runner for the job. Derived word: front …   English dictionary

• front runner —    In a contest, race or election, the front runner is the person who is most likely to succeed or win.     Who are the front runners in the coming elections? …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• front runner — noun The most likely winners in a contest, election, etc. and were among the front runners for the vacant England job, but got the job in the end …   Wiktionary

• front-runner — noun (C) the person or thing that is most likely to succeed in a competition: Thomson and Palmer are the front runners for promotion …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English