/ Dictionary / Index P pinch runner: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pinch' run'ner Pronunciation: [key] — Baseball. Baseball. a player sent into a game to replace a base runner. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. pinch roller Pinckney Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language