Synonyms of rovers

rovers

noun

plural of rover

1

as in nomads

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

• nomads
• wanderers
• travelers
• drifters
• birds of passage
• wayfarers
• roamers
• vagabonds
• ramblers
• strollers
• passengers
• maunderers
• gadabouts
• knockabouts
• stragglers
• sojourners
• laggards
• migrants
• hoboes
• loiterers
• lingerers
• bums
• tramps
• sightseers
• transients
• amblers
• vagrants
• saunterers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhabitants
• residents
• settlers
• dwellers
• denizens
• homebodies
• habitants

2

as in pirates

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea

a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pirates
• privateers
• buccaneers
• freebooters
• corsairs
• raiders
• marauders
• robbers
• plunderers
• looters
• pillagers
• despoilers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rovers

At the moment, just two NASA orbiters relay data and commands between the agency's Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers and their handlers on Earth — Mars Odyssey and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which launched in 2001 and 2005, respectively. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026

For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new landers or rovers to Mars. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

In ground testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the CADRE rovers achieved this coordination. — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

For example, unlike plutonium, which has been used in nuclear batteries deployed in Mars rovers and deep space probes, tritium is considered a relatively low-risk radioisotope. — Tereza Pultarova, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026

The mission demonstrated that relatively low-cost robotic exploration could deliver enormous scientific returns and paved the way for the sophisticated Mars rovers that followed. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Its robotics exhibits ranged from humanoids that could walk, run and manipulate objects to quadrupeds and mobile rovers built for difficult terrain. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026