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

If Milwaukee is prioritizing future draft picks in an Antetokounmpo trade, the Wolves will not be able to compete with the likes of Golden State, which has four first-rounders available to trade. —Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

Hunter, a second-rounder who could creep into the first round, was the best run-stuffer at the Senior Bowl. —Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026

The prevailing sentiment at the time was that with two in-their-prime Hall of Famers leading the way, those Clippers first rounders would be late selections. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026

Her face also a rounder shape, smaller ears, flat nasal bridge and eyes that are slightly slanted in an almond shape with white dots in the iris. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 Jan. 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