| 释义 |
rounder
I. rounder
comparative of round
II. round·er \ˈrau̇ndə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: partly from round (V) + -er; partly from round (VI) + -er
1.
a. archaic : a guard or watchman who makes rounds
b. : a Methodist local preacher who rides a circuit
2. : a dissolute or rakish person : wastrel
< nightclub rounders and pool players — Newsweek >
3.
a. rounders plural but singular in construction : an English game that is played with ball and bat and somewhat resembles baseball
b. : a circuit of the bases made on a single hit in the game of rounders
4. : one that rounds by hand or by machine: as
a. : a dividing machine operator who rolls cut pieces of dough into balls
b. : a shoe worker who trims insoles or outsoles according to a pattern
c. : one that rounds the backs of books
d. : an operator of a turning machine that rounds and trims barrel heads or basket bottoms
e. : one that cuts hat brims to prescribed width
5. : any of various boring or shaping tools
6. : a boxing match lasting a specified number of rounds
< went on to win a dull 10-rounder — Sports Illustrated >
7. rounders plural but singular in construction : roundsters |