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.—
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Gaspar favored the longer, lighter-toned instruments made in the Stradivari model; Sibylle, the rounder, richer-toned instruments of Guarneri.
—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
My dining companion’s noodles are thinner and rounder.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
My dining companion’s noodles are thinner and rounder.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rounder
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“Rounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rounder. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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