all-rounder

British

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Recent Examples of all-rounder Sean Abbott, 33, another bowling all-rounder, provides shorter but livelier bursts. Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 What each app does best Google Maps is widely regarded as the all-rounder. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Already a beloved rapper, producer, and mixing engineer, the Compton all-rounder had no more interest in negativity and focused on crafting his sumptuous, feel-good record Rhythm-al-ism. Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025 Notably, all-rounder Romario Shepherd will make a return after missing out on the ODI tour in May-June. Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 The 198-kilometer route from Muret to Carcassonne features a rolling profile that favors breakaway specialists and strong all-rounders. Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-rounder
Noun
  • Kane is the goalscorer and all-round talisman, Olise the drifting, carrying playmaker and Gnabry the dynamic generalist.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Eventually the pieces start fitting together and the manager becomes a generalist.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Kirk, played by Sean Gunn, was the Stars Hollow jack-of-all-trades, often taking on odd jobs around town, working at the beauty shop, being a handyman and even serving as a short film director.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • For a once-dependable, jack-of-all-trades forward, those numbers were far more akin to his rookie season back in 2013-14.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With 80% of its team composed of engineers and 20% of revenue reinvested into R&D, the company’s relentless innovation has helped thousands of creators – from hobbyists to educators to small business owner – turn complex ideas into tangible results.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
  • For many hobbyists, the excitement — and gamble — of ripping packs is the best thing about the collecting experience.
    Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For laymen, these molecules are involved in chemical reactions that lead to more complex molecules essential to organic life.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In layman’s terms, that means partner universities will be adjusting course to target skills that employers have identified aren’t being taught in a classroom setting.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025

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“All-rounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-rounder. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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