rounder

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹaʊ̯ndəː/|[ˈɹaʊ̯ndəː]    美 /ˈɹaʊ̯ndɚ/|[ˈɹaʊ̯ndɚ] ~ [ˈɹaʊ̯ndɹ̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider.
    — My daddy was a rounder, he wore a rounder's hat and coat.
  2. A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.
    — 1923, Traditional(Arr. Fiddlin' John Carson), Casey Jones Come all you rounders if you want to hear A story I'm a-tellin' on a brave engineer Casey Jones was this rounder's name On a six-eight wheeler boys he won his fame...
  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
    — 2006, based on traditional, "Cocaine Habit", Old Crow Medicine Show Take a whiff on me Take a whiff on me All you rounders, take a whiff on me Hey, hey, honey, take a whiff on me
  5. One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
    — […] itt is order'd that 18 Souldiers, 1 Corporall & 1 Rounder goe upon the Sloop […]
  6. A tool for making an edge or surface round.
  7. A fight lasting a specified number of rounds. in-compounds
    — Butterbean has been appearing on legitimate boxing cards for years and has, with Dore's astute maneuvering, made a million bucks boxing in four-rounders over the years.
  8. A sports league draft selection in a specified round or the player drafted with that selection. Canada,US,in-compounds,informal
    — It becomes quite apparent that not all first rounders are created equal. A sixth-overall pick is approximately twice as valuable as a 30th-overall selection, which would be important for NHL front offices and outside observers to keep in mind when they casually discuss the idea of trading pending UFA rental players at the cost of a first-rounder.
形容词 adj.
  1. comparative form of round: more round comparative,form-of

词形变化

rounders plural

词汇关系

相关词
all-rounder rounder-upper year-rounder

词源

词源 1
From Middle English rounder, roundere, equivalent to round + -er (comparative suffix).
词源 2
Etymology tree
English round
English -er
English rounder
From round + -er (agent suffix).
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