Synonyms for rover
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : roh-ver |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊ vər |
Définition of rover
Origin :- late 14c., "sea-robber, pirate," from Middle Dutch rover "robber, predator, plunderer," especially in zeerovere "pirate," literally "sea-robber," from roven "to rob," from Middle Dutch roof "spoil, plunder," related to Old English reaf "spoil, plunder," reafian "to reave" (see reave (v.)). Meaning "remote-controlled surface vehicle" is from 1970.
- noun nomad
- He has always been a rover, often tried to settle down but could not.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- "I will venture a rover with you, or try long-butts or hoyles," said old Johnston.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- "Lay along, Rover," I muttered, preparing for another snooze.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848 » by Various
- If he said he was a “Rover,” they claimed to be “Hounds,” and pounded him.
- Extract from : « A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs » by Laurence Hutton
- "I'd like to bring one of them down," said the oldest Rover boy.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer
- Oh, I haven't the least doubt but what Rover and Baxter are guilty!
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer
- Are you quite sure you don't want to mention any names, Rover?
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer
- "No; I can face the music alone," answered the oldest Rover boy.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer
- "I think we Rover boys were more to blame than the others," put in Fred.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island » by Edward Stratemeyer
- "That is false, Glutts, and you know it," retorted the oldest Rover boy.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)
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