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

Of course, Sanders was not just an ordinary fifth-rounder. —Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025

Behind them are a pair of undrafted tackles in ‘Palcho’ and Crum, 2023 seventh-rounder Alex Forsyth and journeyman Calvin Throckmorton. —Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025

There’s also shortstop Maui Ahuna, a fourth-rounder in the 2023 draft. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025

The league also took away the Dolphins’ 2023 first-round pick and a third-rounder in 2024. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 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