BOUNDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: bounder

Meaning:

Someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)

Synonyms:

bounder; leaper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bounder" is a kind of...):

jumper (an athlete who competes at jumping)

Derivation:

bound (move forward by leaps and bounds)

Meaning:

Someone who is morally reprehensible

Example:

you dirty dog

Synonyms:

blackguard; bounder; cad; dog; heel; hound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bounder" is a kind of...):

scoundrel; villain (a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bounder"):

perisher (bounder)