Usually means: Second place finishers in contests.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word runners-up:

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  1. runners-up: Merriam-Webster
  2. runners-up: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. runners-up, runners-up: Collins English Dictionary
  4. runners-up: Vocabulary.com
  5. Runners-Up, Runners-up, runners-up: Wordnik
  6. runners-up: Wiktionary
  7. runners-up: Dictionary.com
  8. Runners-up: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. runners-up: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (runner-up)

▸ noun:  The person who finishes second, or in any position after the first.
▸ noun:  Second favourite.
▸ Also see runner-up


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