Runner (war) definition

(1) Fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

(2) Device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

(3) A long narrow carpet

(4) A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

(5) A person who is employed to deliver messages or documents

"He sent a runner over with the contract"

(6) Someone who travels on foot by running

(7) A trained athlete who competes in foot races

(8) Someone who imports or exports without paying duties

(9) A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips