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runners and riders

runners and riders noun: the horses and respective jockeys entered.

Noun

runners and riders pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, literal) The horses and respective jockeys entered
    • We lined up in front of the tape. I tightened on the reins, aware of the other runners and riders on either side of me.2006, Kevin Kiely, A horse called El Dorado, Dublin: O'Brien, →ISBN, page 134
    • Click here for your printable guide to the runners and riders2023 April 13, “Grand National 2023: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners”, in The Guardian, London
  2. (humorous, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) The candidates in a competition or leadership contest.

Questions about runners and riders

What does runners and riders mean?
Runners and riders means the horses and respective jockeys entered.
What part of speech is runners and riders?
Runners and riders is a noun.

Words near runners and riders in the dictionary

  1. runner-runner
  2. runner-up
  3. runner-ups
  4. runnerless
  5. runners
  6. runners and riders
  7. runners knee
  8. runners up
  9. runners' knee
  10. runners-up
  11. runnerup

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