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runner vs passer

passer vs runner

runner and passer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
runner Yes No No No
passer Yes No No No
As nouns, passer is a hyponym of runner; that is, passer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than runner:
  • runner: (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
  • passer: (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass
Other hyponyms of runner include forward passer, rusher.
runner (noun) passer (noun)
fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass
device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along a person who passes by casually or by chance
a long narrow carpet a student who passes an examination
a trained athlete who competes in foot races a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group
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
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