Word Study
rounder
CIDE DICTIONARY
rounder, n.
- One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly. [1913 Webster]
- A tool for making an edge or surface round. [1913 Webster]
- An English game somewhat resembling baseball; also, another English game resembling the game of fives, but played with a football. [1913 Webster]"Now we play rounders, and then we played prisoner's base." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rounder, n.
1 (in pl.; treated as sing.) a game with a bat and ball in which players after hitting the ball run through a round of bases.
2 a complete run of a player through all the bases as a unit of scoring in rounders.
1 (in pl.; treated as sing.) a game with a bat and ball in which players after hitting the ball run through a round of bases.
2 a complete run of a player through all the bases as a unit of scoring in rounders.
THESAURUS
rounder
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rounder
Bad Man
N bad man, wrongdoer, worker of iniquity, evildoer, sinner, the wicked, bad example, villain, rascal, scoundrel, miscreant, budmash, caitiff, wretch, reptile, viper, serpent, cockatrice, basilisk, urchin, tiger, monster, devil, devil incarnate, demon in human shape, Nana Sahib, hellhound, hellcat, rakehell, bad woman, jade, Jezebel, scamp, scapegrace, rip, runagate, ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scalawag, scallawag, rou_e, rake, Sadist, skeesicks, skeezix, limb, one who has sold himself to the devil, fallen angel, ame damnee, vaurien, mauvais sujet, loose fish, sad dog, rounder, lost sheep, black sheep, castaway, recreant, defaulter, prodigal, rough, rowdy, hooligan, tough, ugly customer, mean mother, ruffian, bully, meanie, Jonathan Wild, hangman, incendiary, arsonist, fire bug, thief, murderer, terrorist, culprit, delinquent, crook, hoodlum, hood, criminal, thug, malefactor, offender, perpetrator, perp, disorderly person, misdemeanant, outlaw, scofflaw, vandal, felon, (convicted criminal), criminal, convict, prisoner, inmate, jail bird, ticket of leave man, multiple offender, blackguard, polisson, loafer, sneak, rapscallion, rascallion, cullion, mean wretch, varlet, kern, ame-de-boue, drole, cur, dog, hound, whelp, mongrel, lown, loon, runnion, outcast, vagabond, rogue, ronian, scum of the earth, riffraff, Arcades ambo, Int, sirrah!, Acherontis pabulum, gibier de potence.For further exploring for "rounder" in Webster Dictionary Online