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1 Bow Street runner
subst. eller Bow Street officer( gammeldags) kriminalkonstabel, detektiv -
2 runner
1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) løper2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) meie; skøytejern/-skjær3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) utløpersubst. \/ˈrʌnə\/1) ( sport e.l.) løper2) veddeløpshest, veddeløpshund3) bud, budbringer4) ( militærvesen) ordonnans5) agent, kundeverver6) ( sjøfart) smuglerskip7) ( ofte i sammensetninger) smugler8) maske\/sted som har raknet9) ( gammeldags) (politi)betjent11) blokadebryter15) (mekanikk, i turbin) løpehjul17) skøytejern, skøyteskjær22) øvre møllestein, øvre kvernstein, overstein, løperdo a runner stikke avfront runner ( hverdagslig) leder, favoritt (i kappløp)• who's the front runner in this rat race?
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