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

In parting ways with a player eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, the Flames acquired veteran defenseman Zach Whitecloud, defensive prospect Abram Wiebe, a conditional first-round pick in the 2027 draft and a conditional second-rounder in 2028. —Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026

With the pick acquisition, the B’s hold nine selections in the upcoming draft, including two first rounders and three fourths. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026

And there was the 2019 fourth-rounder against Stefanos Tsitsipas, in which Federer won the first set but finished a woeful 0/12 on break points and lost in four. —Owen Lewis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026

One way to check the age of a deer body is to look at its eyes — a clearer, rounder eye indicates a deer carcass is fresher, Thayer said. —Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 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