rounder

[roun-der]

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.

rounder

/ ˈraʊndə /

noun

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

2. a tool or machine for rounding edges or surfaces

Word History and Origins

Origin of rounder¹

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

Example Sentences

Seattle traded him to the Denver Broncos for a package that included two first-round draft picks, two second rounders and several players.

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Tyquan Thornton, a Pats second rounder in 2022, caught only 39 passes and two touchdowns in his three years with the team.

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So much so that the Jacksonville Jaguars gave the Cleveland Browns their second-round pick and next year's first rounder to grab him at number two in the draft.

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“When I was young, everyone believed that the moon was rounder abroad,” said the 25-year-old freelance worker in Taipei.

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Since pointier wings indicate stronger flying and dispersal abilities, the team predicted such birds would be better equipped to respond to environmental pressures than those with rounder wings.

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