a person or team that finishes second in a race or competition; a person or team that has not finished first but that wins a prizeWinner: Kay Hall. Runner-up: Chris Platts.They finished runners-up behind Sweden.The runners-up will all receive a £50 prize.Wordfindercompetitionclosing date,competition,disqualify,judge,prize,round,runner-up,submit,tiebreaker,winnerOxford Collocations DictionaryRunner-up is used before these nouns: finish,prize,spot,…Seefull entrySee related entries:AthleticsExtra examplesShe had to be content with the runners-up position.She was last year’s runner-up to Sarah Jones.The mayor presented the medals to the winners and runners-up.There are three runners-up prizes of club shirts.They finished runners-up behind Italy.Twenty runners-up will receive a $50 book voucher.
See runner-up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
