rounder

noun

round·​er ˈrau̇n-dər 

1

rounders plural in form but singular in construction : a game of English origin that is played with ball and bat and that somewhat resembles baseball

2

: a dissolute person : wastrel

3

: one that rounds by hand or by machine

4

: a boxing match lasting a specified number of rounds

—usually used in combination

a 10-rounder

5

sports : a player selected in a specified round of a draft (see draft entry 1 sense 9c)

—used in combination

a first-rounder [=a player selected in the first round]

The fourth running back drafted, this second-rounder leads all rookies with 562 rushing yards.

—Jarrett Bell

Examples of rounder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Miami could offer to draft a player for Milwaukee in June and send the Bucks no more than two other first-rounders. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026

Particularly considering the Broncos’ haul to trade for him and a fourth-rounder (sending their 2026 first-round and third-round pick to Miami). —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026

There was a thought the Cowboys might have to package one of their first-round picks to get a Day 2 pick (second and third rounds), but trading Osa Odighizuwa for the third-rounder solves that issue. —Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026

Charlie Condon, a 2024 first-rounder with power, should also make his major-league debut at some point this season. —Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing rounder

• all-rounder

Rhymes for rounder

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