Wiktionary
runners-up
n. (plural of runner-up English)
WordNet
runner-up
n. the competitor who finishes second [syn: second best]
[also: runners-up (pl)]
runners-up
See runner-up
Usage examples of "runners-up".
The items were the Nebula winning novels and runners-up since the award was instituted, and those shorter stories which have appeared in the Nebula anthologies.
Remember, though: the editors were required to print the winners, but made their choices among the runners-up since it was impossible to include every one of these.