half-miler

[ haf-mahy-ler, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˈmaɪ lər, ˈhɑf- /

noun Informal.

a half-mile race.
a runner who participates or specializes in such a race.

Origin of half-miler

First recorded in 1930–35; half-mile + -er1

Words nearby half-miler

half-long, half-mad, half-marathon, half-mast, half-mile, half-miler, half-minute, half-moon, half-mourning, half-naked, half-nelson

Example sentences from the Web for half-miler

  • He was trying to be a half-miler last I knew, but I saw him over with the jumpers Friday.

    Quarter-Back Bates |Ralph Henry Barbour

  • Billy Goode thinks the school can worry along through the year without him as a jumper or half-miler or shot-putter.

    Quarter-Back Bates |Ralph Henry Barbour

  • Rindgely went in then and made the pace for the next three-quarters, and then gave place to Thatcher, a half-miler.

    On Your Mark! |Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for half-miler

half-miler

noun

a runner who specializes in running races over half a mile or a similar metric distance