Meanings
- Canadauncountableplayground gamesA playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" while they are on the ground (rather than on a climber).
The games they learn to play — like the tag game "grounders" or "cops-and-robbers" — are things that show up on many school playgrounds.
2019 July 16, Clare Hennig, “Future of summer camp for refugee children uncertain as student founders graduate”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 26 Oct 20212 more examples
"It's so cool," Nolan, a Grade 5 student at Dalhousie said, adding that he was looking forward to the first game of grounders. "It has three slides and I like the colours. They're really nice."
2016 May 16, “Dalhousie ready to play”, in Winnipeg Free Press, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2023Apparently, kids like to climb, swing and slide. Who knew? And they like playground games. Two favourites (ask a kid if you don't know) are grounders (it combines tag and hide-and-seek) and gaga ball (a kinder, gentler version of dodge ball).
2017 April 5, Jeff Outhit, “UW students building the perfect playground”, in Waterloo Region Record, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2023
- pluralplural of grounder
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grounders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grounders
“grounders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grounders. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grounders,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grounders.
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