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

When the Chiefs and Hill couldn’t agree to terms on a long-term extension in 2022, Kansas City traded him to Miami for five draft picks — a first, a second, two fourth-rounders and a sixth. —Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026

There are options to look for — in-between-sized edge/tackle hybrids due to versatility working alongside 2025 first-rounder Shemar Stewart. —The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026

Letourneau, another top Bruins first rounder (2024), won a puck race and battle in the corner behind the BU net and got it out high. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026

An exception was Anthony Davis‘ trade from the Dallas Mavericks to the Washington Wizards, but the first-rounders in return in that deal largely were locked into the back ends of the round. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 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