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runner-up

Syllabification: (run·ner-up)
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Definition of runner-up

noun (plural runners-up)

  • a competitor or team taking second place in a contest:he was runner-up in the 200 m individual medley
  • a competitor finishing behind the winner in the specified position:third runner-up in last year’s election

runner-up in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of runner-up in the British & World English dictionary