EGAVE

rover

About 1.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun One who roves: a person or animal that travels around, especially over a wide area, without a fixed destination; a nomad, a roamer, a wanderer.
  2. noun A restless, unsteady person who does not settle down; specifically , a flirtatious, unfaithful man; a rake.
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  3. noun A restless, unsteady person who does not settle down; specifically , a flirtatious, unfaithful man; a rake.
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  4. noun Also rover ticket: a person who has a ticket for an event, performance, etc., but no assigned seat, and so has to find a place to sit or stand.
  5. noun A small manned or unmanned land vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies.
  6. noun A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a combination of those of a cornerback, linebacker, and safety; also, a player playing this position.
  7. noun Chiefly in the plural in the form to shoot at rovers: a target randomly selected by an archer, usually for practice; also, a fixed target for practising long-distance shooting. A type of heavy arrow used for long-distance shooting.
  8. noun Chiefly in the plural in the form to shoot at rovers: a target randomly selected by an archer, usually for practice; also, a fixed target for practising long-distance shooting.

Similar words

roamer wanderer bird of passage rove honda ranger nomad radio orbiter robot

Often followed by

and was boys to in is group had with

Word family

rovers

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