all-rounder

[awl-roun-der]

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.

all-rounder

noun

1. a versatile person, esp in a sport

Word History and Origins

Origin of all-rounder¹

1855–60; all (a)round + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Seam bowler Ben Sears will miss the England T20 series because of a hamstring tear, while all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has been included.

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The all-rounder dismantled an increasingly bewildered India attack, launching five sixes on her way to her highest international score - the fifth of those blows sealing the win with seven balls to spare.

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Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says he will no longer coach Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, adding he is "worth more" than what the franchise's new owners offered him.

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Durham head coach Ryan Campbell said last month the all-rounder had returned to training and would be "ready" for the Ashes.

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Smith was relentless with her consistency and was rewarded by bowling the in-form Brits and star all-rounder Kapp with balls that drifted through their defences.

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