runner up

Noun

Meaning

the competitor who finishes second

Source: WordNet

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runner-up

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Examples

If Beethoven and Bach hooked up with Mozart and made a band, they could be a distant runner up to The D. Jack Black

You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up. Gene Mauch

If this is what you do to the winner, I'd hate to see how you treat the runner up. Anthony Horowitz

After consecutive podium finishes, the big-bodied midfielder won his first Trevor Barker Award with 207 votes, a whopping 81 clear of runner-up Dan Butler. Source: Internet

After finishing as the runner-up in the Pac-12 North to Washington and replacing the Huskies who couldn’t play due to COVID, the Ducks handed USC their first loss of the season and ended any hope the Trojans could make the College Football Playoff. Source: Internet

Although the team stumbled to a 4-3 record to start the season and lost to its against Notre Dame, the repeating national runner-up squad was looking to rack up some conference wins in the months to come. Source: Internet

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