rover
1 of 2noun (1)
ro·ver ˈrō-vər 
: pirate
rover
2 of 2noun (2)
rov·er ˈrō-vər
1
: a random or long-distance mark in archery —usually used in plural
2
: wanderer, roamer
3
: a player who is not assigned to a specific position on a team and who plays wherever needed
4
: a vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body (such as the moon or Mars)
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- drifter
- gadabout
- gypsy
- knockabout
- maunderer
- nomad
- rambler
- roamer
- stroller
- vagabond
- wanderer
- wayfarer
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from roven to rob; akin to Old English rēafian to reave — more at reave
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
circa 1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing rover
rover
noun
1
as in wanderer
a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wanderer
- nomad
- gypsy
- drifter
- roamer
- traveler
- traveller
- vagabond
- wayfarer
- knockabout
- bird of passage
- rambler
- gadabout
- maunderer
- passenger
- stroller
- hobo
- sojourner
- straggler
- tramp
- loiterer
- bum
- laggard
- lingerer
- migrant
- sightseer
- saunterer
- ambler
- transient
- vagrant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- inhabitant
- settler
- resident
- dweller
- homebody
- habitant
- denizen
2
as in pirate
someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean Synonyms & Similar Words
- pirate
- privateer
- buccaneer
- corsair
- marauder
- raider
- freebooter
- robber
- plunderer
- pillager
- looter
- despoiler
- fistulariidaes
- fistularioid
- fistulas
- Fistulina
- fistulinaceaes
- fistulinae
- fistulinas
- fistulise
- fistulize
- fistuloi
- fistulose
- fistulous
- fistulous withers
- fistulouses
- fisty
- fit
- fit (in or into)
- fit (in)
- fit (into the mold of
- fit (into/in) the mold of
- fit (out)
- fit and flare
- fit and flares
- fit as a fiddle
- fit as a flea