football player vs runner

runner vs football player

football player and runner both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
football player	Yes	No	No	No
runner	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, runner is a hyponym of football player; that is, runner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than football player:

football player: an athlete who plays American football
runner: (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

Other hyponyms of football player include back, ball carrier, blocker, cornerback, football hero, kicker, line backer, linebacker, lineman, pass catcher, pass receiver, receiver, tackler.

football player (noun)	runner (noun)
an athlete who plays American football	fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
	device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
	a long narrow carpet
	a trained athlete who competes in foot races
	someone who imports or exports without paying duties
	a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
	someone who travels on foot by running
	a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
	(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
	a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

Difference between football player and runner

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