runner-up runner stick • runner-up finish · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · runner-up · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 9 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the competitor who finishes second. Synonyms: second best. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · second best · · Synonym 1 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D e latin small letter e U+0065 n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 u latin small letter u U+0075