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runner-up

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɹʌn.əˈɹʌp/
  • US: /ˌɹʌn.ɚˈʌp/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R AH1 N ER0 AH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The person who finishes second, or in any position after the first.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Remember, if the winner cannot complete the duties, the runner-up will take over.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Second favourite.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the competitor who finishes second

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: second best

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَصِيفَة (waṣīfa) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Armenian: երկրորդ տեղը գրաված (erkrord teġə gravac) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Bulgarian: вицешампион (vicešampion) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Bulgarian: подгласник (podglasnik) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Chinese Cantonese: 亞軍 /亚军 (aa3 gwan1) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Chinese Cantonese: 第二名 (dai6 ji6 ming4) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞軍 /亚军 (yàjūn) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Chinese Mandarin: 第二名 (dì'èrmíng) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Czech: druhý v pořadí — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Danish: toer — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Dutch: 2de plaats — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Finnish: kakkonen — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Finnish: toiseksi tullut — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Finnish: toka — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Finnish: perintöprinsessa — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • French: vice-champion — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • French: vice-championne — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Galician: subcampión — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Galician: subcampioa — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Georgian: მეორე ადგილოსანი (meore adgilosani) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Georgian: მეორე ადგილზე გასული (meore adgilze gasuli) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • German: Vizemeister — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • German: Vizemeisterin — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • German: Zweitplatzierter — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • German: Zweitplatzierte — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • German: Zweiter — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • German: Zweite — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Greek: επιλαχών (epilachón) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Hindi: उपविजेता (upvijetā) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Hungarian: második helyezett — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Hungarian: döntős — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Hungarian: helyezett — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Indonesian: juara kedua — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Indonesian: peringkat kedua — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Indonesian: wakil juara — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Italian: finalista — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Italian: vicecampione — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Japanese: 次点者 (jitensha) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Japanese: 次点 (jiten) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Japanese: 二番 (niban) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Korean: 차점자 (chajeomja) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Malay: naib johan — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Malay: naib juara — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Malay: tempat kedua — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Māori: tuarua — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Norwegian Bokmål: toer — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: toar — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Polish: wicemistrz — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Portuguese: segundo colocado — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Portuguese: segundo — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Portuguese: vice-campeão — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Russian: заня́вший второ́е ме́сто (zanjávšij vtoróje mésto) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Russian: заня́вшая второ́е ме́сто (zanjávšaja vtoróje mésto) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Russian: вице-ми́сс (vice-míss) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Spanish: subcampeón — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Spanish: subcampeona — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Spanish: finalista — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Spanish: princesa — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Spanish: suplente (id) — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Swedish: tvåa — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Tagalog: napabilang — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Tagalog: pangalawang-nabibilang — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Tagalog: prinsesa — the person who finishes in any position after the first
  • Vietnamese: á quân — the person who finishes in any position after the first
Real reading context

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