a type of small circular trampoline used for low controlled bouncing as a form of exercise
2. basketball
a player who is good at catching the ball when it rebounds from the backboard
rebounder in American English
(ˈriˌbaundər)
noun
Basketball
a player who excels in gaining hold of rebounds
Word origin
[1945–50; rebound + -er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, on-line, spin-off, synchronized swimming, taxi squad-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner)
Examples of 'rebounder' in a sentence
rebounder
Defensively, he is very active, mobile for his size, a solid rebounder.
Houston Chronicle (2010)
His height makes him a natural rebounder.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Harder is the team's leading scorer and rebounder with 11.1 boards per game.
Houston Chronicle (2003)
Like a mini trampoline, a rebounder is a great way to fire up your lymph system.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I'll also get on my rebounder, which is a mini trampoline: it's energising and great for lymphatic drainage.