bladerunner

See also: blade-runner and blade runner

English

Oscar Pistorius, known as "the Blade Bladerunner" the most famous bladerunner, running on blades, his prosthetics

A single-bladed bladerunner, running

Alternative forms

• blade runner
• blade-runner

Etymology

From blade +‎ runner.

Noun

bladerunner (plural bladerunners)

1. (informal, disability sports, athletics) a para-athlete who runs upon artificial feet colloquially known as "blades"

Related terms

• blade jumper / blade-jumper / bladejumper