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runner-up
[ruhn-er-uhp]
noun
plural
runners-upthe competitor, player, or team finishing in second place, as in a race, contest, or tournament.
runners-up, the competitors who do not win a contest but who place ahead of the majority of the contestants and share in prizes or honors, as those who place second, third, and fourth, or in the top ten.
runner-up
noun
a contestant finishing a race or competition in second place
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of runner-up1
Example Sentences
The runners-up from those third-tier divisions would then take part in a play-off match for the final promotion spot in the second tier.
Since finishing runners-up in last season's final by four points to Northampton, Bath have had the best attack and defence through 2024-25, with the most points scored and fewest conceded.
The teenager was named BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in December and was also runner-up for the main award.
Cherki, also part of the France squad that finished runners-up at the 2024 Olympics, scored in both legs for Lyon against Manchester United in a Europa League quarter-final defeat last season.
"I couldn't understand why he was such a huge price. It's safe to say the Chester form held up well," said Charlie Johnston, trainer of the runner-up.
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