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run-awayers

run-awayers is the plural of run-awayer.

Meaning of run-awayer

Noun

run-awayer (plural run-awayers)

  1. (rare) A runaway; an escapee.
    • One old fellow name John been a run-awayer for four years and de patterrollers tries all dey tricks, but dey can't cotch him. Dey wants him bad, 'cause it 'spire other slaves to run away if he stays a-loose.1941, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, volume 16, Washington, DC: Library of Congress, →OCLC, page 248

Questions about run-awayers

What is run-awayers the plural of?
Run-awayers is the plural of run-awayer.

Words near run-awayers in the dictionary

  1. run-and-shoot
  2. run-around
  3. run-arounds
  4. run-away
  5. run-awayer
  6. run-awayers
  7. run-aways
  8. run-down
  9. run-downs
  10. run-flat
  11. run-flats

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