The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - runnern.

1) sprinter, racer, jogger, hurdler, miler: Gordon is one of our best runners and ought to make the Olympic team. 2) messenger, courier, errand-boy, errand-girl, messenger-boy, messenger-girl, page, dispatch-bearer or despatch-bearer, dispatch-rider or despatch-rider, Colloq US gofer: The runner said that the package fell off his motor cycle and he lost it. 3) sucker, tendril, creeper, shoot, branch, stem: Tie these runners to the frame in order to train the vine. 4) blade: The runners on your skates need sharpening.