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rover1 definition

rover (rō′vər)

noun

  1. a person who roves, or wanders
  2. Archery
    1. a mark, or target, chosen at random
    2. any of several set marks for distance shooting
    3. an archer who shoots for distance

Etymology: rove + -er

rover2 definition

rover (rō′vər)

noun

Archaic a pirate or pirate ship

Etymology: ME < MDu, robber < roven, to rob (for IE base see rupture): prob. merged with rover

rover3 definition

rover (rō′vər)

noun

  1. a person who operates a machine for roving fibers
  2. such a machine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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