different between rounder vs grounder

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?nd?(?)/
• Rhymes: -a?nd?(?)

Etymology 1

From Middle English rounder, roundere, equivalent to round +? -er (comparative suffix).

Adjective

rounder

1. comparative form of round: more round

Etymology 2

From round +? -er (agent suffix).

Noun

rounder (plural rounders)

1. A Methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider.
   • ?Mike Richards - "Kentucky Hills of Tennessee"

     My daddy was a rounder, he wore a rounder's hat and coat.

2. A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.
   • 1923, Traditional(Arr. Fiddlin' John Carson), Casey Jones

     Come all you rounders if you want to hear

     A story I'm a-tellin' on a brave engineer

     Casey Jones was this rounder's name

     On a six-eight wheeler boys he won his fame...

3. A person who earns a living by playing cards
4. A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or roué
   • 2006, based on traditional, "Cocaine Habit", Old Crow Medicine Show

     Take a whiff on me

     Take a whiff on me

     All you rounders, take a whiff on me

     Hey, hey, honey, take a whiff on me

5. One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
6. A tool for making an edge or surface round.

Anagrams

• Rednour, rondure, unorder

English

Etymology

From Middle English grounder, grownder, equivalent to ground +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???a?nd?(?)/
• Rhymes: -a?nd?(?)

Noun

grounder (plural grounders)

1. (baseball) A ground ball.
2. A fruit that has fallen to the ground rather than being picked; a windfall.
3. One of the large stones forming the base of a Cornish hedge.

See also

• fly ball
• line drive
• pop-up

Anagrams

• reground