rounders

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/ˈɹaʊ̯nd.ə(ɹ)z/

noun

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

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Meanings

rounders1

nounrounders (uncountable)
  1. IrelandUKuncountableA team sport played with bat and ball with one fielding side and one batting side. It is similar to softball and baseball.

rounders2

noun
  1. pluralplural of rounder

Origin

rounders · noun

From round + -er + -s, presumably for the circuit that batters make around the field.

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rounders · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rounders

grounders
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Cite this entry
APA

rounders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rounders

MLA

“rounders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rounders. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rounders,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rounders.

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