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route runners

route runners is the plural of route runner.

Meaning of route runner

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
  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

Questions about route runners

What is route runners the plural of?
Route runners is the plural of route runner.

Words near route runners in the dictionary

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

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