runners and riders
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Meaning · English
Participants or contenders in a situation or competition
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
người tham gia hoặc ứng cử viên trong tình huống hoặc cuộc cạnh tranh
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: people running and riding horses
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The runners and riders in the election are becoming clearer
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “runners and riders” mean?
Participants or contenders in a situation or competition Literally: people running and riding horses
Is “runners and riders” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.