"rover" meaning in English

See rover in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹəʊvə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊvɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rover.wav Forms: rovers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English roven (“to wander, to shoot an arrow randomly”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|roven||to wander, to shoot an arrow randomly}} Middle English roven (“to wander, to shoot an arrow randomly”), {{suf|en||-er}} + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} rover (plural rovers)
  1. (archery, usually in the plural) A randomly selected target. Tags: plural-normally Categories (topical): Archery, People
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  2. One who roves, a wanderer, a nomad. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who roves): скитник (skitnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), странник (strannik) (Bulgarian), vaeltaja (Finnish), kulkuri (Finnish), kiertolainen (Finnish), (nomad) paimentolainen (Finnish), Vagabund [masculine] (German), Wanderer [masculine] (German), Nomade [masculine] (German), Weltenbummler [masculine] (German), πλάνης (plánis) [masculine] (Greek), περιπλανώμενος (periplanómenos) [masculine] (Greek), скитник (skitnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), kaewa (Maori), भटकणारा (bhaṭakṇārā) [masculine] (Marathi), भटकणारे (bhaṭakṇāre) [neuter] (Marathi), भटकणारी (bhaṭakṇārī) [feminine] (Marathi), włóczykij [masculine] (Polish), wagabunda (Polish), бродя́га (brodjága) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), скита́лец (skitálec) [masculine] (Russian), стра́нник (stránnik) [masculine] (Russian), vagabundo [masculine] (Spanish), trotamundos [masculine] (Spanish), vandrare [common-gender] (Swedish), nomad [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  3. A vagabond, a tramp, an unsteady, restless person, one who by habit doesn't settle down or marry. Categories (topical): People
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  4. A vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies. Translations (a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies): сонда (sonda) (Bulgarian), 探測漫遊者 /探测漫游者 (tàncè mànyóuzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), mönkijä (Finnish), kulkija (Finnish), ローバー (rōbā) (Japanese), планетоо́д (planetoód) [masculine] (Macedonian), марсоо́д (marsoód) [masculine] (Macedonian), месечиноо́д (mesečinoód) [masculine] (Macedonian), रोव्हर (rovhar) [masculine] (Marathi), łazik [masculine] (Polish), марсохо́д (marsoxód) (english: Mars rover) [masculine] (Russian), лунохо́д (lunoxód) (english: Moon rover) [masculine] (Russian), планетохо́д (planetoxód) [masculine] (Russian), astromóvil [masculine] (Spanish)
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  5. A remotely-operated vehicle. Synonyms: ROV
    Sense id: en-rover-en-noun-pRlKT~w7
  6. (Australian Rules football) 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'). Categories (topical): People Translations (a position in Australian Rules football): रोव्हर (rovhar) (Marathi)
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  7. (American football) A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker. Categories (topical): Football (American)
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  8. (croquet) 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. Categories (topical): Croquet
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  9. (baseball) The tenth defensive player in slow-pitch softball. Categories (topical): Baseball
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  10. (obsolete) A sort of arrow. Tags: obsolete
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mars rover, rover bellflower, ruck rover, Sallee rover, sea rover
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹəʊvə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹoʊvɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rover.wav Forms: rovers [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊvə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle Dutch roven (“to rob”). Cognate with Danish and Norwegian røver (“robber, thief, highwayman, brigand”), Swedish rövare, German Räuber. Compare the native English word reaver, which is ultimately the same composition. Etymology templates: {{der|en|dum|roven||to rob}} Middle Dutch roven (“to rob”), {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|no|røver||robber, thief, highwayman, brigand}} Norwegian røver (“robber, thief, highwayman, brigand”), {{cog|sv|rövare}} Swedish rövare, {{cog|de|Räuber}} German Räuber Head templates: {{en-noun}} rover (plural rovers)
  1. A pirate.
    Sense id: en-rover-en-noun-Hf2pMcEg
  2. A pirate ship.
    Sense id: en-rover-en-noun-EclgJ5uQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bhaṭakṇāre",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "भटकणारे"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bhaṭakṇārī",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "भटकणारी"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "włóczykij"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "word": "wagabunda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brodjága",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бродя́га"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skitálec",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скита́лец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stránnik",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стра́нник"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vagabundo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trotamundos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vandrare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who roves",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nomad"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sonda",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "word": "сонда"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tàncè mànyóuzhě",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "word": "探測漫遊者 /探测漫游者"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "word": "mönkijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "word": "kulkija"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rōbā",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "word": "ローバー"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "planetoód",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "планетоо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "marsoód",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "марсоо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mesečinoód",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "месечиноо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "rovhar",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "रोव्हर"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "łazik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "Mars rover",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "marsoxód",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "марсохо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "Moon rover",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lunoxód",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лунохо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "planetoxód",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "планетохо́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "astromóvil"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "rovhar",
      "sense": "a position in Australian Rules football",
      "word": "रोव्हर"
    }
  ],
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    "rover"
  ],
  "word": "rover"
}

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          "ref": "1603, Plutarch, “That Vice Alone is Sufficient to Make a Man Wretched”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC, page 299:",
          "text": "Diogenes will deſpiſe thee for all that, who being expoſed and offered to ſale by the rovers and theeves that tooke him, cried and proclaimed himſelfe aloud: Who will buy a maſter who?",
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