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rover

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rov·er 1  (rvr)
n.
1.
a. One that roves; a wanderer.
b. A crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring the terrain of a planet and its satellites.
2. Sports A mark in archery selected by chance.
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Noun1.roverrover - someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
bird of passage, roamer, wanderer
traveler, traveller - a person who changes location
nomad - a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
drifter, vagrant, vagabond, floater - a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
2.rover - an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
scouter
Boy Scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
rover
noun wanderer, traveller, gypsy, rolling stone, rambler, transient, nomad, itinerant, ranger, drifter, vagrant, stroller, bird of passage, gadabout (informal)
Translations

rover [ˈrəuvəʳ] n → vagabundo/a
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Precaution, 1820; The Spy, 1821; The Pioneers, 1823; The Pilot, 1823; Lionel Lincoln, or the Leaguer of Boston, 1825; The Last of the Mohicans, 1826; The Prairie, 1827; The Red Rover, 1828; Notions of the Americans, 1828; The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish, 1829; The Water-witch,
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
Such was Regis Brugiere, a freeman and rover of the wilderness.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Rover too;--you might get up Rover while you were about it, and Cassio, and Jeremy Diddler.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
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