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

First-rounder Donovan Jackson is the team’s new left guard. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

The Flames’ roster is headlined by 2024 first-round picks Zayne Parekh and Matvei Gridin, as well as 2023 first-rounder Samuel Honzek. —Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

But if Thielen plays in fewer than 10 games this season, the pick becomes a sixth-rounder. —Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025

The two first-rounders approach their first-ever meeting on primetime Monday Night Football for a Week 1 matchup that will set the stage for what could be a storied rivalry in the NFC North. —Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 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