rounder
[roun-der]
noun
a person or thing that rounds something.
a person who makes a round.
a habitual drunkard or wastrel.
(initial capital letter) British. a Methodist minister who travels a circuit among congregations.
rounders, (used with a singular verb) a game somewhat resembling baseball, played in England.
Informal. a boxing match of a specified number of rounds: used in combination: a 15-rounder.
Origin of rounder
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Contemporary Examples of rounders
Rounders is a British girls sport which is a a bit like mini-baseball.
John Dahl, who directed Damon in Rounders, had previously done the very memorable The Last Temptation.
In Rounders, John Malkovich threw himself into the tasking of speaking in a 24-inch thick Russian immigrant tongue.
Historical Examples of rounders
Rounders longed to be like one of these, but he found it to be impossible.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told ThereinFrank R. Stockton
But Rounders was Rounders, and I did not allow my irritation to continue.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told ThereinFrank R. Stockton
She was young and what the rounders call a good-looking chicken.
The Tyranny of WeaknessCharles Neville Buck
I had an idea it came natural to a body, like rounders and touch.
Three Men in a BoatJerome K. Jerome
"This is a real show," said Rounders, wound up to enthusiasm.
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