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 Patriots traded up again and sent the 63rd overall pick in the second round as well as a fourth and sixth rounder to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for the 55th overall pick. —Dan Roche, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026

So teams held tight, carefully protecting their 2027 first-rounders in the process. —Jeff Howe, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026

Their second-rounder, Lee Hunter, was a game-changer at Texas Tech. —Charlotte Observer, 25 Apr. 2026

With the third of their four fourth-rounders, the Chargers took Arizona safety Genesis Smith. —Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 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