runners-up

Phonetic Respelling: [ ruhn-er-uhp ]

Definition:

n. the competitor or player or team finishing in second place as in a race or contest or tournament

Sentence:

The judges had roses to give the runners-up of the beauty contest.

More example sentences:

The judges had roses to give the runners-up of the beauty contest.

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Synonyms:

second best; 2ndplace; second place

Antonyms:

champion

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