front runner
front runner noun: one who is the most likely winner in a contest, election, etc.
Noun
front runner (plural front runners)
- One who is the most likely winner in a contest, election, etc.
- [T]he American League pennant did not shape up as much of a race. There were the Indians and the Yankees, front runners as usual.1955 May 9, “Sport: First-Division Tigers”, in Time
- Dubai, which would be the first host of a world’s fair in the Middle East, has emerged as the front-runner, offering the most financial and governmental support.2013 August 25, Georgi Kantchev, “World Expositions Can Benefit or Haunt Host Cities”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- One who engages in front running.
front runner meaning in Tamil and Kannada
front runner in Tamil
- முன் ஓடுநர்
front runner in Kannada
- ಮೊದಲಿಗ, ಮುಂದಿರುವ
Forms of front runner
| plural | front runners |
|---|---|
| alternative form | frontrunner |
| alternative form | front-runner |
Words formed from front runner
Questions about front runner
- What does front runner mean?
- Front runner means one who is the most likely winner in a contest, election, etc.
- What is front runner in Tamil?
- Front runner in Tamil is முன் ஓடுநர். See Front runner meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is front runner?
- Front runner is a noun.
- What is the plural of front runner?
- The plural of front runner is front runners.
Words near front runner in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: front runner (page history and authors); front runner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); front runner (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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