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• comparative of round.

rounder

American  

[raun-der] / ˈraʊn dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that rounds something.

2. a person who makes a round.

3. Slang. a petty criminal or drunken ne’er-do-well.

4. (initial capital letter) a Methodist minister who travels a circuit among congregations.

5. (used with a singular verb) rounders, a game somewhat resembling baseball, played in England.

6. Informal. a boxing match of a specified number of rounds (used in combination).

   a 15-rounder.

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rounder British  

/ ˈraʊndə /

noun

1. a run round all four bases after one hit in rounders

2. a tool or machine for rounding edges or surfaces

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Etymology

Origin of rounder

First recorded in 1615–25; round ¹ + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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rounder

"Younger males and females both had more pointed heads, but the head became rounder as the sharks matured. That change was much greater in females."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

The island tree is shorter and bushier, its bark thicker and its cones rounder than the mainland tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

The result is a broth that feels fuller, rounder and more cohesive.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2026

Pace-bowling all rounder Amanjot Kaur's story begins in her father Bhupinder Singh's carpentry workshop in Punjab.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

Over the clothes she was convinced were her burial clothes, two sergeants slipped on a coat, a padded coat, and a flight coat, and she grew rounder and rounder with each layer.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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