rover
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rov·er 1
(rō′vər)n.
1.
a. One that roves; a wanderer.
b. A crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring the terrain of a planet or other celestial object.
2. Sports A mark in archery selected by chance.
ro·ver 2
(rō′vər)n.
1. A pirate.
2. A pirate vessel.
[Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, robber, from roven, to rob; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
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rover
(ˈrəʊvə)n
1. a person who roves; wanderer
2. (Archery) archery a mark selected at random for use as a target
3. (Croquet) croquet a ball that has been driven through all the hoops but has not yet hit the winning peg
4. (Australian Rules Football) Australian rules football one of the three players in the ruck, usually smaller than the other two, selected for his agility in play
5. (Aeronautics) a small remote-controlled vehicle which roams over rough, esp extraterrestrial, terrain taking photographs, gathering rock and soil samples, etc
[C15: from rove1]
rover
(ˈrəʊvə)n
(Nautical Terms) a pirate or pirate ship
[C14: probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, from roven to rob]
rover
(ˈrəʊvə)n
(Textiles) a machine for roving wool, cotton, etc, or a person who operates such a machine
[C18]
Rover
(ˈrəʊvə) orRover Scout
n
Brit the former name for Venture Scout
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rov•er1
(ˈroʊ vər)n.
1. a person who roves; wanderer.
2.
a. a mark selected at random in archery.
b. one of a group of fixed marks at a long distance.
c. an archer who shoots at such a mark.
rov•er2
(ˈroʊ vər)n.
1. a pirate.
2. a pirate ship.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German: robber =rov(en) to rob, reave1 + -er -er1]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() nomad - a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons |
2. | rover - an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement Boy Scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts |
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rover
noun wanderer, traveller, gypsy, rolling stone, rambler, transient, nomad, itinerant, ranger, drifter, vagrant, stroller, bird of passage, gadabout (informal) He remained at heart a rover.
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Translations
جَوّال، طَوّاف
-čkatulák
omstrejfer
astromobilevagabond
flakkari
rover
[ˈrəʊvəʳ] N → vagabundo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rover
n
(= wanderer) → Vagabund(in) m(f)
(also Rover Scout) → Rover m
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rove
(rəuv) verb to wander; to roam. He roved (through) the streets.
ˈrover nounˈroving adjective
a roving band of robbers.
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