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rover

rover

6 7.0
A person who moves from place to place and has no fixed home
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊvər/
translation icon : vagabundo
  • You know most rovers are in packs now, and I'm not that young anymore.
  • rover, wanderer
  • rover, wanderer, nomad, vagabond
  • rover, wanderer, nomad

Examples

  • Now he's a rover.

  • I've always said that l was a rover

  • Guys sitting home by a television set Who used to be something of a rover

  • One lonely Rover waiting for friends to arrive.

  • Give him the word that l'm not a rover...

  • Sometimes you're just as ignorant as any other common rover.

  • Palmstroem, old, an aimless rover, walking in the wrong direction at a busy intersection, is run over.

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  • The traveler was known as a rover, always exploring new towns and meeting new people.

  • As a lifelong rover, she cherished the freedom of never having a permanent address.

  • Every summer, he became a rover, journeying through different states and experiencing their cultures.

Synonyms

drifter
vsrover
46 5.9

A person who moves from place to place and has no permanent home or steady job

stresses lack of settled home but not necessarily poverty or intent
nomad
vsrover
27 4.4

A person who moves from place to place to find food or work

describes habitual group movement for needs rather than personal rootlessness
wanderer
vsrover
23 3.9

A person who travels without a fixed home or purpose

emphasizes lack of a settled home rather than travel motive
roamer
vsrover
1 5.1

A person who moves from place to place without staying long

is the same basic meaning expressed by the main word
vagabond
vsrover
7.8

Living from place to place without a fixed home

highlights moving life without specifying social or economic reasons
bird of passage
vsrover
7.8

A person who moves from place to place and does not settle

suggests temporary travel rather than a long term lack of home

Antonyms

108 4.1

A person who moves to a new area to live and set up a home

8 5.5

A person who likes to stay at home rather than go out

Compounds

sea rover
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who robs ships and coastal places at sea without government permission

8.9

A boat that people use to explore remote or unknown sea areas

How Wandering

drifter
46 5.9
rover
6 7.0
wanderer
23 3.9
nomad
27 4.4
traveler
  • US
286 1.0

Surface Forms

rover singular
rovers plural

Morphology

rover = rove (transparent) = rove + er

Clear agentive derivation: 'rove' (to wander) + '-er' yields 'one who roves' (a wanderer).

Etymology

Rover comes from the verb rove, meaning 'to wander' or 'move from place to place', and is like the word roam. So a rover is a person who does not have a fixed home but moves around instead of staying in one place.