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

But this summer, the Lakers could trade three first-rounders, in 2026, 2031 and 2033. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026

The Browns have 10 picks in this year’s draft, including three fifth-rounders. —Zac Jackson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026

His injury is part of the reason the trade was amended from the Hornets sending two second-rounders to Chicago instead of three as originally agreed upon. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026

Also in 2022, Russell Wilson cost the Denver Broncos two firsts, two seconds and a player; Sam Darnold’s transfer from the Jets to the Panthers elicited three picks (second, fourth and sixth rounders); and, Baker Mayfield fetched a fourth-round, conditional pick for Cleveland’s deal with Carolina. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 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