all-rounder

American  

[awl-raun-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

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Example Sentences

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all-rounder

But all-rounder Wiaan Mulder also played a crucial hand, bowling with accuracy and finding movement off the pitch to dismiss Head, Boland and Australia captain Pat Cummins.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Thomas, Hampshire seamer Eddie Jack and Sussex all-rounder James Coles are the three players who will be involved on the Lions tour and then travel to Australia.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

With all-rounder Cameron Green ruled out because of injury, the tourists are likely to choose between Cooper Connolly and Nic Maddinson for a place in the middle order.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In line for selection was Basil D'Oliveira, a mixed-race all-rounder born in South Africa, who had emigrated to and qualified to play for England.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Some people may think that an all-rounder is an all-rounder, and that if one is careful to get an all-rounder one has done all that is necessary.

From The Three Clerks by Anthony Trollope

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