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

There was some hope that Hyatt, a 2023 third-rounder and deep-ball specialist, would benefit this season from playing alongside Wilson, but that didn’t materialize. —Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

Four other Jaguars — including Chiefs 2016 fourth-rounder Eric Murray — have recorded one interception. —Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025

But there’s certainly a chance that at least one of Denver’s 2022 first-rounders will enter the season with a murky future. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025

Is 2025 first-rounder Hugo Gonzalez ready for real NBA minutes as a 19-year-old rookie? —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025

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