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runners and riders en · NOUN
Meanings
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(plural, plural-only, qualifier:literal) The horses and respective jockeys entered
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2023 April 13, “Grand National 2023: horse-by-horse guide to all the runners”, in The Guardian, London:We lined up in front of the tape. I tightened on the reins, aware of the other runners and riders on either side of me.
2006, Kevin Kiely, A horse called El Dorado, Dublin: O'Brien, →ISBN, page 134:
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(humorous, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) The candidates in a competition or leadership contest.