noun
rounder
ROWN-duh
noun
1
A regular at bars or similar places, often used disapprovingly for someone seen as disreputable.
"The old rounder was a fixture at the corner pub."
2
A tool used to shape or smooth an edge or surface into a curve.
"The carpenter used a rounder to soften the edge of the tabletop."
How to Use Rounder
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA woodworking tool for rounding edges, or an old-fashioned word for a barfly/regular.
Word Forms
rounders plural
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Etymology
From round + -er, an agent suffix meaning "one who rounds" or "a thing that rounds."