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

The lab is responsible for some of NASA's most recognizable planetary missions, including the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers, Europa Clipper and the Voyager probes. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026

More landers, rovers and orbiters will follow, so many that by the time the first Artemis moon walkers arrive, their moon car will already be there waiting for them, according to officials. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

More landers, rovers and orbiters will follow, so many that by the time the first Artemis moonwalkers arrive, their moon car will already be there waiting for them, according to officials. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

Local processing could help rovers analyze terrain, interpret sensor readings, and support decisions without sending every piece of data back to Earth. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

However, their powerful radios are also critical for delivering data from landers and rovers, like Perseverance or Curiosity, back to Earth. — Margaret Landis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

As part of this, the Power Tower is envisioned by Blue Origin as the core of a microgrid of such towers connected together to charge rovers, habitats, and mining or ISRU (In-Situ Resource Utilization) processing units. — David Szondy october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

For the first few years, the United States and China would need only enough power to keep equipment warm and to charge rovers, vehicles that roam the surface. — Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026