all-rounder

American  

[awl-roun-der] / ˈɔlˈraʊn dər /

noun

1. a person of great versatility or wide-ranging skills.

   The job needs an all-rounder who knows sales, accounting, and something about computers.

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all-rounder British  

noun

1. a versatile person, esp in a sport

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Etymology

Origin of all-rounder

1855–60; all (a)round + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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all-rounder

West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves took five wickets without conceding a run in an incredible spell of bowling on day three of the first Test against Pakistan.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Perhaps only South Africa's Jacques Kallis, who played in many more Tests, is a pretender to the title of cricket's greatest all-rounder which was bestowed on Sobers by fellow legend Richie Benaud.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

In his period away from the England team, the all-rounder played in Durham's County Championship match against Northamptonshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

But the 28-year-old would perhaps be the best option as a like-for-like replacement in Stokes' role as a seam-bowling all-rounder.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Adonis-in-bag adjusted his polished all-rounder with a delicately gloved finger, and declared that the painter was "a jol-ly fel-low."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various