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all-rounder(dictionary)
Rounder - General(gambling)

rounder (iou)



rounder noun. E17.
[from ROUND noun1, verb2 + -ER1.]
I.
a. A person (esp. a soldier) who makes the round of sentries etc. E17-L18.
b. A Methodist local preacher travelling a circuit. E19.
c. A person who makes the round of prisons or bars; a habitual criminal or drunkard. N. Amer. slang. M19.
d. A transient railway worker. US slang. E20.
In pl. (treated as sing.). A game played with a bat and ball between two teams, in which players hit the ball and run to a base or through a round of bases in advance of the fielded ball. E19.
b. A complete run of a player round all the bases as a unit of scoring in rounders. M19.
II.
A round tower. rare. L18.
III.
a. A tool for boring. M19.
b. A tool for giving a rounded form to something. M19.
A person, esp. a shoemaker, who gives something a rounded form. L19.