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all-rounder

American  
[awl-roun-der] / ˈɔlˈraʊn dər /

noun

  1. a person of great versatility or wide-ranging skills.

    The job needs an all-rounder who knows sales, accounting, and something about computers.
all-rounder British  

noun

  1. a versatile person, esp in a sport

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of all-rounder

1855–60; all (a)round + -er 1

Example Sentences

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But all-rounder Stokes said any notion he is not "aligned" with the New Zealander is a "massive overstatement".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

It featured the attempt by all-rounder Merckx to prevent the legendary powerhouse of the time, Belgium's Roger de Vlaeminck, from winning his fourth title.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc and India all-rounder Deepti Sharma are named as the leading men's and women's cricketers in the world respectively.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

India Test captain Shubman Gill also hit 70 from 45 balls and all-rounder Washington Sundar 55 from 32.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Some people may think that an all-rounder is an all-rounder, and that if one is careful to get an all-rounder one has done all that is necessary.

From The Three Clerks by Trollope, Anthony

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