rounder

Meanings

Adjective

• Comparative form or more of round

Noun

• A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider.
• A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.
• A person who earns a living by playing cards
• A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué
• One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
• A tool for making an edge or surface round.
• A fight lasting a specified number of rounds.

Origin

• From Middle English rounder, roundere, equivalent to round + -er.
• From round + -er.