all-rounder

noun

all-round·​er ˈȯl-ˈrau̇n-dər How to pronounce all-rounder (audio)
British
: one having many skills or uses

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Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson, a fine left-arm spinner, should really be in the mix but has been ignored. The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025 But whatever the company does, the 13-inch MacBook Air is still a great all-rounder, and a good combination of size and speed for people whose laptop is a purely portable computer that floats from room to room in their house rather than traveling for work or getting docked on a desk. ArsTechnica, 7 July 2025 It's designed to be the ultimate all-rounder, capable of handling everything from astrophotography to wide-angle landscapes and portraits. Harry Bennett, Space.com, 3 July 2025 Always a brilliant finisher, her move to Barcelona has turned her into more of an all-rounder, comfortable at linking play and creating space for others to burst into. Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025 Then there’s the e:Ny1, which Honda is renaming because Chinese customers can’t pronounce it, the CR-V, a brilliant all-rounder, and finally, the HR-V, a hybrid version of the all-electric e:Ny1. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Each team has 11 players made up of specialist batters and bowlers plus all-rounders (players that can bat and bowl proficiently, or bat and be the wicket-keeper, the player from the bowling team stationed immediately behind the stumps). Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 June 2025 Not as an all-rounder everywhere, but as a conductor in the final third. Philipp Lahm, New York Times, 6 June 2025 The all-rounder has been overlooked in the Indian red-ball squad for June’s tour of England, but Robin Uthappa claimed that his skills would be seen again in both colored and white shirts. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of all-rounder was in 1864

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“All-rounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-rounder. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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