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route runner

route runner noun: a receiver who is good at finding a route through the defensive players on the other team in order to get into position.

Noun

route runner (plural route runners)

  1. A receiver who is good at finding a route through the defensive players on the other team in order to get into position.
    • “The best route runner I have ever seen,” Vincent said. “When he was with the Rams, then over to Washington, he was real clever. He made everything look alike. You didn't know whether he was running a two-yard route or a 'go.'2006, Gordon Forbes, Tales from the Eagles Sideline, page 61
    • You must have great awareness to be a great route runner.2012, Merritt J. Norvell, Route Running for Wide Receivers
  2. Someone whose job is to move materials or inventory items to where they are needed.
    • The route runner in the RNA facility had become an integral part of the efficiency of the system.2008, Chris Harris, Rick Harris, Lean Connections, page 63
    • The material handler (route runner) picks up the empty containers and kanban cards while he delivers new material to the point-of-use racks in each work cell.2018, Mike Elbert, Lean Production for the Small Company, page 199

Examples of route runner in a sentence

  • He is a sufficient route runner despite underutilizing his size during the stem phase.2021, Matt Manocherian, SIS Football Rookie Handbook 2021:
  • What if the route runner wrote down what was low when he brought inventory to the line ?2021, Eduardo Lander, Jeffrey K. Liker, Thomas E. Root, Lean in a High-Variability Business:

Forms of route runner

pluralroute runners

Questions about route runner

What does route runner mean?
Route runner means a receiver who is good at finding a route through the defensive players on the other team in order to get into position.
How do you use route runner in a sentence?
He is a sufficient route runner despite underutilizing his size during the stem phase.
What part of speech is route runner?
Route runner is a noun.
What is the plural of route runner?
The plural of route runner is route runners.

Words near route runner in the dictionary

  1. route of administration
  2. route one football
  3. route planner
  4. route planners
  5. route redistribution
  6. route runner
  7. route runners
  8. route setter
  9. route setters
  10. route slip
  11. route slips

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