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rover

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rover

1 a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination

  • ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, heʼs been a rover
Synonyms of rover

drifter, gadabout, gypsy, knockabout, maunderer, nomad, rambler, roamer, stroller, vagabond, wanderer, wayfarer
Words Related to rover

laggard, straggler

lingerer, loiterer, sojourner

bum, hobo, tramp

passenger, sightseer, traveler (or traveller)

migrant, transient, vagrant

ambler, saunterer
Phrases Synonymous with rover

bird of passage
Near Antonyms of rover

homebody

denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, resident, settler

2 someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea

  • a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean
Synonyms of rover

buccaneer, corsair, freebooter, pirate
Words Related to rover

despoiler, looter, marauder, pillager, plunderer, raider, robber

privateer

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