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Runner

One who, or that which, runs; a racer.

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Broader term 15

Athlete 76% connected

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

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Carpet 76% connected

A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made in breadths to be sewed together a…

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Carpeting 76% connected

of Carpet

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Courier 76% connected

A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business.

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Criminal 76% connected

Guilty of crime or sin.

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Crook 76% connected

A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.

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Device 76% connected

That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

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Felon 76% connected

A person who has committed a felony.

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Jack 76% connected

A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves en…

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Malefactor 76% connected

An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.

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Messenger 76% connected

One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; spe…

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Outlaw 76% connected

A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.

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Rug 76% connected

A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for garments.

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Traveler 76% connected

One who travels; one who has traveled much.

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Traveller 76% connected

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Narrower term 6

Blade 76% connected

Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses.

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Coyote 76% connected

A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snap…

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Jogger 76% connected

One who jogs.

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Passer 76% connected

One who passes; a passenger.

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Rusher 76% connected

One who rushes.

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Sprinter 76% connected

One who sprints; one who runs in sprint races; as, a champion sprinter.

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Run 74% connected

of Run

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Run 74% connected

of Run

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Containing whole 3

Sled 70% connected

A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge.

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Sledge 70% connected

A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned up at one end, used for transporting…

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Sleigh 70% connected

Sly.

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Synonym 4

Contrabandist 92% connected

One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.

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Offset 92% connected

In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something

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Smuggler 92% connected

One who smuggles.

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Stolon 92% connected

A trailing branch which is disposed to take root at the end or at the joints; a stole.

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