Synonyms of rover

rover

noun

ˈrō-vər 

1

as in nomad

a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination

ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nomad
• wanderer
• traveler
• drifter
• roamer
• wayfarer
• knockabout
• vagabond
• gadabout
• bird of passage
• rambler
• passenger
• stroller
• maunderer
• straggler
• hobo
• sojourner
• laggard
• loiterer
• bum
• migrant
• tramp
• sightseer
• lingerer
• transient
• saunterer
• vagrant
• ambler

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resident
• inhabitant
• settler
• dweller
• homebody
• denizen
• habitant

2

as in pirate

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea

a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pirate
• privateer
• buccaneer
• freebooter
• corsair
• raider
• robber
• marauder
• plunderer
• looter
• despoiler
• pillager

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rover

The most prominent of those techniques were the use of airbags to land Pathfinder on Mars, as well its Sojourner rover's rocker-bogie suspension system. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026

However, there's a planet-sized difference between sending a 1,025-kg (2,260-lb) craft, the heaviest of the rovers, and sending enough materials to erect a functional building. — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

Japan, too, is coming in clutch for NASA, Isaacman said, with a multibillion-dollar commitment to develop a pressurized rover to ferry astronauts across the Moon. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Powered by a large battery, during a lunar mission the robot would inflate itself and charge up from a robotic rover at the edge of a crater before heading out on its own. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026