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

The Niners sent Carolina a second-, third-, and fourth-round pick in 2023 and a fifth-rounder in 2024. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

The Titans traded Simmons and a fifth-round pick to the Bears in exchange for two first-round picks and a fourth rounder. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Oct. 2026

This was the second major deal made by Indianapolis on Tuesday with the team also trading All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to Seattle for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-rounder. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Doing so would clear two roster spots and $12 million in salary for 2027-28, when the Thunder are likely to add a lottery pick from the Clippers and late first-rounders from the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 28 Oct. 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