ランナー

らんなー
noun
runner
1. runner (baseball)
In baseball, a player who is on base and attempting to advance or score.
ランナーはアウトになった。
The runner was out.
ランナーが三(さん)塁(るい)にいる。
There's a runner on third base.
2. runner (general)
A person who runs, especially in track and field or for exercise.
彼女(かのじょ)はマラソンランナーだ。
She is a marathon runner.

ランナー is a loanword from English "runner," used in both sports and general contexts.

BASEBALL USAGE (SENSE 1):

  • ランナーが出(で)る: a runner gets on base
  • ランナーを置(お)く: to have a runner on base
  • ランナーがアウトになる: the runner is called out
  • ランナーが走(はし)る: the runner runs (attempts to steal)

GENERAL USAGE (SENSE 2):

  • マラソンランナー: marathon runner
  • 市民(しみん)ランナー: citizen runner (amateur participant)
  • トップランナー: top runner (also used figuratively for a leader in a field)

CONTRAST:

  • ランナー: runner (loanword, used in sports contexts)
  • 走者(そうしゃ): runner (native Japanese term, more formal, used in sports commentary)

USAGE:
In baseball, ランナー and 走者(そうしゃ) are interchangeable, though 走者(そうしゃ) is more formal. In running/jogging contexts, ランナー is the standard term.

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Added 2026.2.2 16:47 · Revised 2026.3.25 13:08
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