"rounder" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹaʊndə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rounder.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -aʊndə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English rounder, roundere, equivalent to round + -er (comparative suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rounder}} Middle English rounder, {{m|enm|roundere}} roundere, {{suffix|en|round|er|pos2=comparative suffix}} round + -er (comparative suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} rounder
  1. comparative form of round: more round Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: round (extra: more round)
    Sense id: en-rounder-en-adj-47Bp9AdK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹaʊndə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rounder.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rounders [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊndə(ɹ) Etymology: From round + -er (agent suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|round|er|pos2=agent suffix}} round + -er (agent suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} rounder (plural rounders)
  1. A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider. Categories (topical): Christianity, Occupations, People Translations (A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider): methodistischer Wanderprediger [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-rounder-en-noun-y4f6mp7L Disambiguation of Christianity: 1 37 10 20 17 10 1 1 3 Disambiguation of Occupations: 1 13 16 25 22 16 1 1 6 Disambiguation of People: 3 17 17 19 13 16 0 3 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 20 23 20 17 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 24 13 21 23 12 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 18 16 19 20 14 1 3 10 Disambiguation of 'A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider': 84 3 3 4 3 0 1 2
  2. A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable. Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Rail transportation Translations (A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable): Drehscheibenwärter [masculine] (German), Rangierdienstmitarbeiter [masculine] (German), Rangierer [Switzerland, masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-rounder-en-noun-HfFpIbIC Disambiguation of Occupations: 1 13 16 25 22 16 1 1 6 Disambiguation of People: 3 17 17 19 13 16 0 3 11 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 1 14 33 7 10 9 2 5 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 20 23 20 17 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 24 13 21 23 12 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 18 16 19 20 14 1 3 10 Disambiguation of 'A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable': 3 70 9 9 7 0 1 1
  3. A person who earns a living by playing cards Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (A person who earns a living by playing cards): professioneller Kartenspieler [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-rounder-en-noun-7NDGJtdJ Disambiguation of Occupations: 1 13 16 25 22 16 1 1 6 Disambiguation of People: 3 17 17 19 13 16 0 3 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 20 23 20 17 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 24 13 21 23 12 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 18 16 19 20 14 1 3 10 Disambiguation of 'A person who earns a living by playing cards': 2 6 63 23 5 0 0 1
  4. A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments): Herumtreiber [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-rounder-en-noun-HAd2uzFw Disambiguation of Occupations: 1 13 16 25 22 16 1 1 6 Disambiguation of People: 3 17 17 19 13 16 0 3 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 20 23 20 17 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 24 13 21 23 12 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 18 16 19 20 14 1 3 10 Disambiguation of 'A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments': 3 6 27 55 7 0 1 1
  5. One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly. Categories (topical): Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-rounder-en-noun-Izt4y2oJ Disambiguation of Occupations: 1 13 16 25 22 16 1 1 6 Disambiguation of People: 3 17 17 19 13 16 0 3 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 20 23 20 17 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 24 13 21 23 12 0 1 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 18 16 19 20 14 1 3 10
  6. A tool for making an edge or surface round. Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-rounder-en-noun-tCL2Tni5 Disambiguation of Tools: 2 8 15 9 15 13 23 8 8
  7. (in combination) A fight lasting a specified number of rounds. Tags: in-compounds Translations (A fight lasting a specified number of rounds.): Rundenkampf [masculine] (German), Kampf über Runden [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-rounder-en-noun-VQ3kX-w2 Disambiguation of 'A fight lasting a specified number of rounds.': 2 1 1 4 5 1 82 5
  8. (Canada, US, informal, in combination) A sports league draft selection in a specified round or the player drafted with that selection. Tags: Canada, US, in-compounds, informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-rounder-en-noun-ScgI0ttx Disambiguation of People: 3 17 17 19 13 16 0 3 11 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: all-rounder, rounder-upper, year-rounder
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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