rover
1
[ roh-ver ]
/ ˈroʊ vər /
noun
a person who roves; wanderer.
Archery.
- a mark selected at random, as in a competition between two archers wandering over a specified area.
- one of a group of fixed marks at a long distance.
- an archer who shoots at such a mark.
Croquet.
a ball that has been driven through all the arches and needs only to strike the last peg to be out of the game.
British.
- (at concerts or the like) a person who has a ticket for standing room only.
- a senior boy scout, 18 years of age or older.
Words nearby rover
rov,
rovaniemi,
rove,
rove beetle,
rove-over,
rover,
rover boy,
roving,
roving commission,
rovno,
rovuma
Definition for rover (2 of 4)
rover
2
[ roh-ver ]
/ ˈroʊ vər /
noun
a pirate.
Obsolete.
a pirate ship.
Definition for rover (3 of 4)
Definition for rover (4 of 4)
Rover
[ roh-ver ]
/ ˈroʊ vər /
noun
a familiar name for a dog.
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British Dictionary definitions for rover (1 of 4)
rover
1
/ (ˈrəʊvə) /
noun
a person who roves; wanderer
archery
a mark selected at random for use as a target
croquet
a ball that has been driven through all the hoops but has not yet hit the winning peg
Australian rules football
one of the three players in the ruck, usually smaller than the other two, selected for his agility in play
a small remote-controlled vehicle which roams over rough, esp extraterrestrial, terrain taking photographs, gathering rock and soil samples, etc
Word Origin for rover
C15: from
rove
1
British Dictionary definitions for rover (2 of 4)
rover
2
/ (ˈrəʊvə) /
noun
a pirate or pirate ship
Word Origin for rover
C14: probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, from
roven to rob
British Dictionary definitions for rover (3 of 4)
rover
3
/ (ˈrəʊvə) /
noun
a machine for roving wool, cotton, etc, or a person who operates such a machine
Word Origin for rover
C18: from
rove ²