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

Midway through the 2023-24 season, New York traded former lottery pick forward RJ Barrett, guard Immanuel Quickley, and a second-rounder to acquire Anunoby, big man Precious Achiuwa and point guard Malachi Flynn. —Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025

The evaluator told The Star that Kansas doesn’t have any other potential first-rounders on the 2025-26 roster. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Nov. 2025

When the Bills offered a 2027 first-round pick and 2026 third-rounder for Jaylen Waddle (as NFL Network reported Sunday), the Dolphins smartly said no. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025

Most recently, the Eagles were able to part ways Tuesday with a 2026 third-rounder to acquire Dolphins edge Jaelan Phillips — a talented but injured pass rusher coming off back-to-back season-ending injuries (Achilles and ACL). —Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 5 Nov. 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