Rover

Quick meaning: Rover is a noun meaning A restless, unsteady person who does not settle down; specifically (historical), a flirtatious, unfaithful man; a rake.

Meaning

A restless, unsteady person who does not settle down; specifically (historical), a flirtatious, unfaithful man; a rake.

More Meanings

1. A small manned or unmanned land vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies.
2. A type of heavy arrow used for long-distance shooting.
3. One who roves: a person or animal that travels around, especially over a wide area, without a fixed destination; a nomad, a roamer, a wanderer.
4. Also rover ticket: a person who has a ticket for an event, performance, etc., but no assigned seat, and so has to find a place to sit or stand.
5. A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a combination of those of a cornerback, linebacker, and safety; also, a player playing this position.
6. Chiefly in the plural in the form to shoot at rovers: a target randomly selected by an archer, usually for practice; also, a fixed target for practising long-distance shooting.
7. A position that is one of three of a team's followers making up a ruck, who follow the ball around the ground; also, a player playing this position, who is generally fast and skilful at receiving the ball, and formerly of shorter stature.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:libertine

She is a rover and dislikes any sort of ties, physical or emotional.

Give him the word, that I'm not a rover, and tell him that his lonely days are over.

I went to Coach Beamer and, because we had a lot of outside linebackers, ask him if I could play rover.

Word Forms

• rovers

Synonyms for rover

Depending on context, synonyms include benedick, cad, drabber, fuckboy, gallant, goat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wanderer, rove, honda, ranger, nomad, radio.

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