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road-runner

road-run·ner
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rohd ruhn-er]
    • /roʊd ˈrʌn ər/
    • /rəʊd ˈrʌnə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rohd ruhn-er]
    • /roʊd ˈrʌn ər/

Definition of road-runner word

  • noun road-runner either of two large terrestrial cuckoos of the genus Geococcyx of arid regions of the western U.S., Mexico, and Central America, especially G. californianus (greater roadrunner) 1

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Origin of road-runner

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60; road + runner

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Parts of speech for Road-runner

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

road-runner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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