бегуно́к

rare #30348

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
slider, runner, roller, running wheeltechnology
Бегуно́к на мо́лнии зае́ло.
The zipper slider is stuck.
Technical; the small part that slides or rolls along a track, e.g. on a zipper.
2.
clearance chit, routing slip, loan slip
Пе́ред увольне́нием надо подписа́ть бегуно́к.
Before you leave the job you have to get the clearance chit signed.
A form that has to be signed by several offices in turn.
3.
runner, errand boy, messenger
Бегуно́к принёс бума́ги из сосе́днего отде́ла.
The runner brought the papers from the next department.
Colloquial.
4.
stand-in, relief worker, substitute
В це́хе он рабо́тает бегунко́м.
In the shop he works as a stand-in.
Of an employee without a fixed post who fills in for others.
5.
(rare) job-hopper
Он ве́чный бегуно́к, нигде́ не заде́рживается.
He is a constant job-hopper and never stays anywhere long.
Colloquial and mildly disapproving.
6.
(rare) rider (on a balance), sliding indexphysics
Передви́ньте бегуно́к на весах.
Move the rider on the balance.
The small movable weight or marker on a beam balance or slide rule.
7.
(rare) sulkyhorse-racing
Нае́здник сел в бегуно́к.
The driver got into the sulky.
8.
(rare) courser (bird)zoology
В пусты́не мы ви́дели бегунка́.
In the desert we saw a courser.

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

бегу́нrunner
nounmasculine
бегуно́кslider; clearance chit; runner; stand-in; job-hopper; rider (on a balance); sulky; courser (bird)
nounmasculine
бегу́ньяrunner
nounfeminine