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

With wide eyes, small noses and bigger, rounder heads, a brachy dog’s face “is far more human than, say, a Labrador’s,” said Packer.

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Your mileage may vary, but know that the best gingerbread cookie in Disneyland is actually inside the park at the Harbor Galley, where the cookies are smaller and rounder but also spicier and chewier.

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Barely an hour later, they traded their other defensive linchpin, defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, to the Dallas Cowboys for an additional first-round pick along with a second rounder.

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Humans, by contrast, possess rounder heads and much flatter faces.

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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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