Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: roundhead
IPA transcription: [ɹ'aʊndh,ɛd]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Roundhead
    Meaning: a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
  • Synonyms: roundhead
    Meaning: a brachycephalic person
Usage examples
  • In dash and light-hearted daring, Custer and Kearney stood as conspicuous as Stuart and Morgan; and, on the other hand, no Northern general approached the Roundhead type--the type of the stern, religious warriors who fought under Cromwell--so closely as Stonewall Jackson.