rover
noun
[ ˈrəʊvə ]
• a person who spends their time wandering.
• "they became rovers who departed further and further from civilization"
Similar:
wanderer,
traveller,
globetrotter,
drifter,
bird of passage,
roamer,
itinerant,
transient,
nomad,
gypsy,
tramp,
vagrant,
vagabond,
hobo,
gadabout,
landloper,
• (in various sports) a player not restricted to a particular position on the field.
• a vehicle for driving over rough terrain, especially one driven by remote control over extraterrestrial terrain.
• "a lunar rover"
• a ball that has passed all the hoops but not pegged out.
• a mark for long-distance shooting.
• a member of a Scouting organization aged around 17–24.
rover
noun
• a pirate.
Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch rōver, from rōven ‘rob’; related to reave.
rover
noun
• a person or machine that makes roves of fibre.
