runners and riders

English

Etymology

From horse racing, the horses and the jockeys.

Noun

runners and riders pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) The candidates in a competition or leadership contest.
    • 15 December 2019, Jamie Grierson, Heather Stewart, “Labour leadership contest: who are the runners and riders?”, in The Guardian‎:
      Labour leadership contest: who are the runners and riders?
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.