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

To acquire Brissett and a 2027 fifth-round pick, the Ravens sent a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2028 seventh-rounder to the Arizona Cardinals, according to ESPN. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

Odunze and Loveland were top-10 picks in their respective drafts, and Burden was a high second-rounder. — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026

And speaking of Louis… Safety The rookie fourth-rounder from Pittsburgh played 11 defensive snaps — the majority in the slot — and permitted the only pass in his coverage area to be caught, for 4 yards. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

The Niners sent Carolina a second-, third-, and fourth-round pick in 2023 and a fifth-rounder in 2024. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 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