rover

Meanings

Plural: rovers

Noun

• someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
• an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
• A randomly selected target.
• One who roves, a wanderer, a nomad.
• A vagabond, a tramp, an unsteady, restless person, one who by habit doesn't settle down or marry.
• A vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies.
• A remotely-operated vehicle.
• A position that is one of three of a team's followers, who follow the ball around the ground. Formerly a position for short players, rovers in professional leagues are frequently over 183 cm (6').
• A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.
• A ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball.
• The tenth defensive player in slow-pitch softball.
• A sort of arrow.
• A pirate.
• A pirate ship.

Synonyms

bird of passage, roamer, ROV, scouter, wanderer