as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a good-for-nothing bounder who always leaves it to someone else to pick up the tab
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Recent Examples of bounder
Urías then allowed a high bounder by Yu Chang to get by for a two-base error.
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Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2021
Austin hit a bounder which filtered through Gandil’s mitt in the eighth.
—Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Though Lance has fun playing a bounder and cad of the first order, the script doesn’t particularly need him.
—Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2017
Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2021
Austin hit a bounder which filtered through Gandil’s mitt in the eighth.
—Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Though Lance has fun playing a bounder and cad of the first order, the script doesn’t particularly need him.
—Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bounder
Noun
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Check out its jerk chicken roll filled with carrots, cabbage, onions, cheese and jerk mayo; or try the jerk chicken wings and sides of rice and peas, plantains and cabbage.—
Loán Lake,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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No one says, 'This guy's a jerk, that guy is that,' or anything like that.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Robotic dogs and militant imagery stand in for violence and human invention turned destructive.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In Toledo, a misread contributed to a Black man being mauled by a police K-9 dog after a traffic stop.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nothing sends chills down your spine like evil clowns, undead monsters and a filthy car.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These jokers in Indianapolis acting the fool.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
27 Aug. 2025
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The guest’s winning cards were a 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and a joker acting as a 6, all in clubs, according to the casino.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Bounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bounder. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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