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Definition of All-rounder
1. Noun. A versatile person who is expert at many things. "She's the best all-rounder they've seen in years"
Definition of All-rounder
1. Noun. (chiefly British) A versatile person, able to do many things well; used especially in reference to being good at various sports. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of All-rounder
Literary usage of All-rounder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dogdom: Monthly (1920)
"Mr. Hopton had not possessed his license any time at all when he was down as the
all-rounder at Philadelphia, where he judged chows and at the Bronx dinner ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"An all round cannon is said of a cannon stroke effected by touching the cushions
in succession with one's ball before striking another. all-rounder (common) ..."
3. The slang dictionary: Etymological, Historical, and Anecdotal by John Camden Hotten (1874)
"all-rounder, a shirt collar going all round the neck and meeting in front.
Once fashionable, but little worn now. All Serene, an ejaculation of acquiescence ..."
4. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"Cf., all-rounder. 1869. Nnu York Herald, 6 Sept. 1 Prince Arthur in Canada.'
A neat and elegant black dress coat, closely buttoned, pants of a light drab ..."
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