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Rounder vs Pounder - What's the difference?

rounder | pounder |

As nouns the difference between rounder and pounder

is that rounder is a methodist preacher traveling a circuit, also referred to as a circuit rider while pounder is a vessel in which something is pounded, or something used in pounding or pounder can be (only in combination) a gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot.

As an adjective rounder

is (round).

rounder

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (round)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • A railroad man who worked at a roundhouse, operating the turntable.
  • A person who earns a living by playing cards.
  • A person who makes the rounds of bars, saloons, and similar establishments; figuratively, a debaucher or
  • One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
  • A tool for making an edge or surface round.

    • Anagrams

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    pounder

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vessel in which something is pounded, or something used in pounding

    • See also

    * mortar and pestle

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (only in combination) A gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot
  • (only in combination) Something that weighs a specified number of pounds
    • Derived terms
    * quarter-pounder

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    * English senses used only in hyphenated compounds