all-rounder Definition
all·-rounder (ôl′ro̵un′dər)
noun
Brit. a person who is skilled in many different areas, esp. in all aspects of a sport, as cricket
all-rounder Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: Each class is £ 3. Many do all 3 to become better all-rounders ( £ 9 ).
- make: Heavy and well grown with lots of bone and feather, will make an ideal family all-rounder or ride and drive.
- fundrais: This accredited short course covers the skills required to be a successful and creative fundraising all-rounder.
- produce: Those who teach the subject say it produces a more sophisticated all-rounder than a single honors degree in a modern language.
- recruit: Media organizations preferred to recruit knowledgeable all-rounders who could be taught broadcasting or writing skills in a professional environment.
- wrap: Indeed, they must be tempted to wrap the all-rounder in cotton wool.
Preposition: at
price: Hard-core cinephiles may bemoan its inability to handle wide-screen formats at native resolution, but it's a good all-rounder at a reasonable price.
Adjective modifier
- talented: He was presented the award by another talented all-rounder, Victoria Wood.
- Australian: The first Overseas player application is from Oulton Park who wish to register Australian all-rounder Jason Swift from Canberra.
- genuine: His batting has also improved so that he is a genuine all-rounder now.
- true: He has yet to take a five wicket haul or score a century which is a mark of a true all-rounder.
- great: The first syllable of the name of a great all-rounder who achieved the double event seven years running.
- excellent: Very subtle but still distinctive, an excellent all-rounder.
Noun used with modifier
- star: England had hoped the star all-rounder would return to captain them for the second match of the series at his Lancashire home ground.
- bowling: Collingwood is supposed to be a batting all-rounder, Plunkett a bowling all-rounder.
- family: Heavy and well grown with lots of bone and feather, will make an ideal family all-rounder or ride and drive.
- batting: Collingwood is supposed to be a batting all-rounder, Plunkett a bowling all-rounder.
Possessives
world: He reckons he is the world's premier all-rounder.
Preposition: of
resort: So before you write it off, choose this all-rounder of a resort to spend a week.
Browse dictionary entries near all-rounder
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- ‹ all right
- ‹ all-purpose
- ‹ all-
- ‹ all-out
- ‹ all'ottava
- ‹ all-or-none
- ‹ all-nighter
- ‹ all-inclusive
- ‹ all-in cost
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