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front runners

front runners is the plural of front runner.

Meaning of front runner

Noun

front runner (plural front runners)

  1. (idiomatic) 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
  2. One who engages in front running.

Questions about front runners

What is front runners the plural of?
Front runners is the plural of front runner.

Words near front runners in the dictionary

  1. front row
  2. front rows
  3. Front Royal
  4. front run
  5. front runner
  6. front runners
  7. front running
  8. front runs
  9. front seat
  10. front seats
  11. front slash

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