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.—
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Brandon Tate, a third-rounder from 2009, ranks second with seven.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The only thing the Knicks possess is swaps and one first-rounder from the Washington Wizards, which is top-eight protected.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Penn State’s Drew Allar, Miami’s Carson Beck, Clemson’s Cade Klubnik and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier were all considered potential first-rounders at the beginning of the season, but have disappointed enough to muddy those projections.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Per Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz's latest mock draft, Allen is not only Georgia's top draft-eligible prospect but the Bulldogs' lone projected first-rounder at the moment.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The only thing the Knicks possess is swaps and one first-rounder from the Washington Wizards, which is top-eight protected.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Penn State’s Drew Allar, Miami’s Carson Beck, Clemson’s Cade Klubnik and LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier were all considered potential first-rounders at the beginning of the season, but have disappointed enough to muddy those projections.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Per Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz's latest mock draft, Allen is not only Georgia's top draft-eligible prospect but the Bulldogs' lone projected first-rounder at the moment.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Rounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rounder. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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