runner vs marathon runner

marathon runner vs runner

runner and marathon runner both are nouns.

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

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

runner: a trained athlete who competes in foot races
marathon runner: someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)

Other hyponyms of runner include long-distance runner, marathoner, road runner, miler, sprinter.

runner (noun)	marathon runner (noun)
fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil	someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)
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 runner and marathon runner

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