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all-rounder

[ awl-roun-der ]
/ ˈɔlˈraʊn dər /
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noun

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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Nearby words

  1. all-points bulletin,
  2. all-powerful,
  3. all-purpose,
  4. all-right,
  5. all-round,
  6. all-singing all-dancing,
  7. all-sorts,
  8. all-star,
  9. all-state,
  10. all-terrain bike

Origin of all-rounder

1855–60; all (a)round + -er1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for all-rounder

  • All-rounder, a shirt collar going all round the neck and meeting in front.

    The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten

British Dictionary definitions for all-rounder

all-rounder

noun

a versatile person, esp in a sport
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