all-rounder

noun

all-round·​er ˈȯl-ˈrau̇n-dər 

British

: one having many skills or uses

Examples of all-rounder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This midrange drone doesn't excel in any individual category but is a good all-rounder, with 30 minutes of battery life per battery charge, a flight range just under 4,000 feet and efficient brushless motors. —K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 10 Mar. 2025

Volt Burlington Electric Bike Verdict The Burlington is a great all-rounder. —Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

There is a baseline level of all-rounder for modern Premier League centre-backs. —Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025

What to Consider It’s designed for a specific purpose rather than as a versatile all-rounder. —Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2025

Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, and all-rounders, including Aaron Hardie and Matthew Short, have also made the team for the Championship. —Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025

Ensuring strengths in all three makes for a great corporate all-rounder, but technology is an area where skills change regularly, and organizations need guidance. —Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

Are pop boys and theater giants thanking the stars for making Chalamet an indie darling instead of a Disney Channel all-rounder like Zendaya? —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024

Read more Obesity How Eating Maple Syrup Could be Good for Your Health Medication Prescribed to 23 Million Americans May Cause Bone Loss At the other end of the spectrum was Colorado, which was the best all-rounder and had the lowest national rates of diabetes at 6.9 percent. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for all-rounder

• cofounder
• compounder
• expounder
• profounder
• flounder
• founder
• pounder
• rounder
• sounder