route runner

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route runner

noun route runners

A receiver who is good at finding a route through the defensive players on the other team in order to get into position. “The best route runner I have ever seen,” Vincent said. “When he was with the Rams, then over to Washington, he was real clever. He made everything look alike. You didn't know whether he was running a two-yard route or a 'go.'
Someone whose job is to move materials or inventory items to where they are needed. The route runner in the RNA facility had become an integral part of the efficiency of the system.

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@misc{route_runner_2026,
  title = {route runner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/route%20runner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}