runner vs criminal

criminal vs runner

runner and criminal both are nouns.

runner is not an adjective while criminal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
runner	Yes	No	No	No
criminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, criminal is a hypernym of runner; that is, criminal is a word with a broader meaning than runner:

runner: someone who imports or exports without paying duties
criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of runner include crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

runner (noun)	criminal (noun)
fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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

runner (adjective)	criminal (adjective)
	guilty of crime or serious offense
	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Difference between runner and criminal

Words related to "criminal"

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