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1. (n.) rover
a person who roves; wanderer.
2. rover
a mark selected at random in archery.
3. rover
one of a group of fixed marks at a long distance.
4. rover
an archer who shoots at such a mark.
5. (n.) rover
a pirate.
6. rover
a pirate ship.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MD or MLG: robber =rov(en) to rob, reave1+-er -er1)
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| Definition of 'Rover' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) wanderer, roamer, rover, bird of passage
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
2. (noun) rover, scouter
an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
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| Definition of 'Rover' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Rover
one who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate
2. (verb) Rover
one who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a rambler
3. (verb) Rover
hence, a fickle, inconstant person
4. (verb) Rover
a ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball
5. (verb) Rover
casual marks at uncertain distances
6. (verb) Rover
a sort of arrow
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Sense: to wander; to roam
He roved (through) the streets.
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 Afrikaans: swerwer |
 Arabic: جَوّال، طَوّاف |
 Bulgarian: скитник |
 Brazilian: malandro / vagabundo |
 Czech: tulák, -čka |
 German: ruheloser Wanderer |
 Danish: omstrejfer |
 Greek: περιπλανώμενος |
 Spanish: vagabundo |
 Estonian: hulkuja |
 Farsi: ولگرد؛ عیار؛ دزد دریایی |
 Finnish: samooja |
 French: vagabond/-onde |
 Hebrew: נוֹדֵד |
 Hindi: घूमने वाला, पर्यटक, घुमक् |
 Croatian: lutalac, skitnica |
 Hungarian: kóborló |
 Indonesian: pengembara |
 Icelandic: flakkari |
 Italian: girovago, giramondo |
 Japanese: うろつく人 |
 Korean: 해적 |
 Lithuanian: bastūnas, klajūnas |
 Latvian: klejotājs |
 Malay: perayau |
 Dutch: zwerver |
 Norwegian: vandrer, omstreifer |
 Polish: włóczęga |
 Persian: ولگرد؛ عیار؛ دزد دریایی |
 Pashto: ولګرد، کوڅه ډبی |
 Portuguese: vadio |
 Romanian: hoinar, vagabond |
 Russian: бродяга |
 Slovak: tulák, -čka |
 Slovenian: potepuh |
 Serbian: tumaralo |
 Swedish: vandrare, person som för |
 Thai: คนร่อนเร่พเนจร |
 Turkish: serseri, avare |
 Taiwanese: 流浪者 |
 Ukrainian: мандрівник |
 Urdu: آوارہ گرد |
 Vietnamese: người đi lang thang |
 Chinese: 流浪者 |
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