"all-rounder" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-all-rounder.ogg [Australia] Forms: all-rounders [plural]
Etymology: From earlier all-round (“versatile”), sense “versatile person” from 1875. Etymology templates: {{m|en|all-round||versatile}} all-round (“versatile”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} all-rounder (plural all-rounders)
  1. (chiefly British) A versatile person, able to do many things well; used especially in reference to being good at various sports. Tags: British Translations (a person who has many skills): manusje-van-alles [neuter] (Dutch), tuhattaituri (Finnish), duine ildánach [masculine] (Irish), ilbheartóir [masculine] (Irish), yl-cheirdagh [masculine] (Manx), на все ру́ки (na vse rúki) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-all-rounder-en-noun-V32mQjRF Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 17 26 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 56 18 25 Disambiguation of 'a person who has many skills': 73 24 3
  2. (cricket) A player who is skilled in both batting and bowling. Categories (topical): Cricket, People Translations ((cricket) player skilled in both batting and bowling): yleispelaaja (Finnish), ilbheartóir [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-all-rounder-en-noun-0auJvXvk Disambiguation of People: 32 40 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 41 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of '(cricket) player skilled in both batting and bowling': 14 82 4
  3. (archaic) A shirt collar going all round the neck and meeting in front. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-all-rounder-en-noun-izsDNMbe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: all-arounder, all rounder Related terms: all-round, boffin, dab hand

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