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rounders Meaning & Definition

/ˈɹaʊ̯nd.ə(ɹ)z/

What Does Rounders Mean?

Rounders is a noun that means A team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball.

Rounders in Brief

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈɹaʊ̯nd.ə(ɹ)z/
Syllables2

Rounders Definition (Noun)

  1. A team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball.

Noun

  1. plural of rounder

Noun

  1. A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider.
  2. A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.
  3. A person who earns a living by playing cards
  4. A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué
  5. One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
  6. A tool for making an edge or surface round.

Synonyms of Rounders

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Word Forms & Grammar

rounders (uncountable)

rounders

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Origin of Rounders

Origin 1: From round +‎ -er +‎ -s,[1] presumably for the circuit that batters make around the field.

Origin 2: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

How to Pronounce Rounders

Rounders is pronounced /ˈɹaʊ̯nd.ə(ɹ)z/ and has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (ɹaʊ̯nd).

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