runner-up

Phonetic Respelling: [ ruhn-er-uhp ]

Definition:

n. the competitor who finishes second

Sentence:

I was the runner-up in the essay contest.

More example sentences:

I was the runner-up in the essay contest.

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Adam Lambert finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol.

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Synonyms:

second best; second place; silver medal

Antonyms:

first place

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