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Runner vs Sticker - What's the difference?

runner | sticker |

As nouns the difference between runner and sticker

is that runner is agent noun of run; somebody who runs: while sticker is something that sticks.

As a verb sticker is

to apply one or more stickers to (something).

As an adjective sticker is

(nonstandard|informal) (stick) (stickier).

runner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Agent noun of run; somebody who runs:
  • # Somebody who moves at a fast pace.
  • The first runner to cross the finish line wins the race.
  • # Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
  • #* 1998 June 12th, Daniel Jonathan Kirk (username), tipping competitions'', in aus.legal, ''Usenet :
  • at least half of which would be put into the pool for the winner, the rest kept for the runners of the system to cover costs and more than likely make a fair profit.
  • (slang) A quick escape away from a scene.
    • He did a runner after robbing the drugstore.
  • A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners, compare trainer; a sneaker.
  • 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.
  • A mechanical part intended for wheels to run on or to slide against another surface.
  • A strip of fabric used to decorate a table.
    • The red runner makes the table so festive.
  • 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.
  • (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.
  • (baseball) A player who runs the bases.
    • The runner was out at second.
  • (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.
  • (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
  • (botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets.
  • (climbing) A short sling with a karabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
  • (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
  • A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
  • A leaping food fish () of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
  • (sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
  • * '>citation
    • This week hundreds of NFL agents gathered to hear an honorable man talk about a noble pipedream. It was a discussion about a significant step to end one of the cornerstones of corruption in college football: runners . Not the backs getting their 40 times tested at the scouting combine but the slimeball trolls who work on behalf of agents to help recruit — a generous word — football prospects by illegally giving them cash (or cars or money for family members or rent for a nice house) so the player then signs with the agent upon turning pro.

    Synonyms

    * (sense) quick-draw, extender

    Derived terms

    * forerunner * front runner * river runner * runner bean

    sticker

    English

    (wikipedia sticker)

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • something that sticks
  • an adhesive label or decal
  • a brand, label, or company, especially one making and distributing records
  • a price tag
  • the listed price (also sticker price)
    • When buying a car, know the sticker and the invoice price.
  • (informal) a burr or seed pod that catches in fur or clothing
  • a wooden strip placed between courses of lumber to allow air circulation. (also 'kiln sticker')
  • (colloquial, dated) That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses.
    • (Thackeray)
  • (music) A small wooden rod in an organ which connects (in part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by pushing.
  • (US, politics) A paster.
    • Derived terms
    * stickery
    References
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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply one or more stickers to (something)
  • To mark as the sticker price
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=Februaryruary 28, author=Rita Zekas, title=DecoRita visits West Elm, work=Toronto Star citation
    • , passage=Also out of Africa: a huge hammered copper floor mirror stickered at $449. }}

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (nonstandard, informal) (stick) (stickier).
    • A sticker type of glue that always stays sticky.

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