Meaning

8 senses
  1. A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider.

    methodistischer Wanderprediger

  2. A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.

    Drehscheibenwärter, Rangierdienstmitarbeiter, Rangierer

    a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

  3. A person who earns a living by playing cards

    professioneller Kartenspieler

  4. A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué

    2006, based on traditional, "Cocaine Habit", Old Crow Medicine Show Take a whiff on me Take a whiff on me All you rounders, take a whiff on me Hey, hey, honey, take a whiff on me

    Herumtreiber

  5. One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.

  6. A tool for making an edge or surface round.

  7. (in compounds)A fight lasting a specified number of rounds.

    Rundenkampf, Kampf über Runden

  8. (Canada, US, in compounds, informal)A sports league draft selection in a specified round or the player drafted with that selection.

Translations

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By meaning 5
A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider:
A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable:
A person who earns a living by playing cards:
A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments:
A fight lasting a specified number of rounds.:

Origin

From round + -er (agent suffix).

From round + -er (agent suffix).

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Forms

plural: rounders
Singularrounder
Pluralrounders

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rounder — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto