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adj
comparative form of round: more round
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Usage: comparative, form-of
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noun
A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider.
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noun
A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.
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noun
A person who earns a living by playing cards
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noun
A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué
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noun
One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
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noun
A tool for making an edge or surface round.
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noun
A fight lasting a specified number of rounds.
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Usage: in-compounds
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noun
A sports league draft selection in a specified round or the player drafted with that selection.
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Usage: Canada, US, in-compounds, informal
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noun
a tool for rounding corners or edges
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noun
a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: libertine, debauchee
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Broader terms: bad person
Narrower terms: adulterer, fornicator, gigolo, rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue, seducer, ladies' man, lady killer, swinger, tramp, violator, debaucher, ravisher, womanizer, womaniser, philanderer
History
From Middle English rounder, roundere, equivalent to round + -er (comparative suffix).
From round + -er (agent suffix).
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
