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

The Giants traded pick No. 34 in this year’s second round, pick No. 99 in the third round and a future third rounder to move up to No. 25 and select Dart out of Ole Miss. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025

The then-Jacksonville Jaguars corner was traded for two Rams first-round picks and a fourth rounder. —Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025

Among the heirlooms was a double-tiered necklace created with what appear to be stacks of square-cut diamonds with a string of rounder stones. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 8 May 2025

This draft is loaded with tight ends, led by sure-fire first rounders Tyler Warren of Penn State and Michigan’s Colston Loveland. —Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

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