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 former 2022 seventh-rounder has found a new home with Dan Campbell in Detroit, per multiple reports. —Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026

So the payoff from that NBA lemon law was the second-rounder. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026

And the teams eventually settled on the second-rounder. —CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026

Last week, the Chiefs traded star cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams for a package of four picks, including a first-rounder in next month’s draft. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 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