rover

Meaning

1. (plural-normally) A randomly selected target.
2. One who roves, a wanderer, a nomad.
3. A vagabond, a tramp, an unsteady, restless person, one who by habit doesn't settle down or marry.
4. A vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies.
5. A remotely-operated vehicle.
6. A position that is one of three of a team's followers, who follow the ball around the ground. Formerly a position for short players, rovers in professional leagues are frequently over 183 cm (6').
7. A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.
8. 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.
9. The tenth defensive player in slow-pitch softball.
10. (obsolete) A sort of arrow.

Synonyms

roamer

wanderer

scouter

rambler

walker

nomad

pirate

sea-robber

gadabout

bird of passage

traveller

robber

vagrant

picaroon

plunderer

privateer

puller

ranger

rower

satellite

📡

straggler

stroller

traveler

vagabond

waterman

restless person

Scout

pedestrain

a pirate ship

land-rover

buccaneer

burglar

corsair

filibuster

freebooter

gipsy

gypsy

looter

marauder

oar

oarsman

passerby

Translations

astromobile

πλάνης

vagabondo

vagabundo

zwerver

korsan

περιπλανώμενος

rover

pirata

girovago

vagabond

ληστής

Plünderer

πειρατής

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹəʊvə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: roven

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: røver

Cognate with Swedish: rövare

Cognate with German: Räuber

In summary

From Middle English roven (“to wander, to shoot an arrow randomly”) + -er.