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What is the noun for runner-up?

What's the noun for runner-up? Here's the word you're looking for.

runner-up
  1. The person who finishes second, or in any position after the first.
  2. Second favorite.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “So, in an eventful year, he played nine tournaments, won six of them, and came runner-up in two.”
      “In addition, there is one set of specially produced Wainwright mugs on offer as a runner-up prize.”
      “He is coming off his third runner-up finish, and he also has a victory at Phoenix.”
runner-ups
runners-up
  1. plural of runner-up
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He also teamed with him, and they were the runners-up as tag team of the year.”
      “As was expected, Buller's easily beat all the outhouses, with Claremont's house as runners-up.”
      “They finished runners-up to Leicester in the Zurich Premiership in May, which is the club's highest placing since the introduction of leagues.”
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