Meanings
plural all-rounders · alternative all-arounder · alternative all rounder
- ball gamesA player who is skilled in both batting and bowling.
An all-rounder is a player who can bat and bowl. A genuine all-rounder should be able to make the team on either skill alone. A genuine one is as rare as a punctual Sri Lankan.
2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 26
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From earlier all-round (“versatile”) + -er, sense “versatile person” from 1875.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch manusje-van-alles
- manusje-van-allesa person who has many skills
Finnish tuhattaituri, yleispelaaja
- tuhattaituria person who has many skills
- yleispelaaja(cricket) player skilled in both batting and bowling
German Tausendsassa, Hans Dampf in allen Gassen
- Tausendsassaa person who has many skills
- Hans Dampf in allen Gassena person who has many skills
Irish duine ildánach, ilbheartóir
- duine ildánacha person who has many skills
- ilbheartóira person who has many skills
- ilbheartóir(cricket) player skilled in both batting and bowling
Russian на все ру́ки
- на все ру́ки (na vse rúki)a person who has many skills
Spanish persona polifacética, persona versátil
- persona polifacéticaa person who has many skills
- persona versátila person who has many skills
- persona polivalentea person who has many skills
- persona plurivalentea person who has many skills
- multitalentoa person who has many skills
Cite this entry
all-rounder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-rounder
“all-rounder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-rounder. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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