Second runner up意思

"Second runner up" is a term used in competitions to denote the individual or team that placed third. The term "runner up" typically refers to the individual or team that came in second place, but in the context of naming specific places, "second runner up" is used to clarify that the entity is not the first runner up (second place), but the second runner up (third place).

For example, in a beauty pageant with three top finalists, the winner would be the first place, the first runner up would be the second place, and the second runner up would be the third place.

In some contexts, the term "third place" might be used more directly, but in situations where the specific order of runners-up is important, "second runner up" is the appropriate term.