Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - rover
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Rover
rover
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from roven to rob; akin to Old English reafian to reave — more at reave Date: 14th century pirate II. noun Date: 1531 1. a random or long-distance mark in archery — usually used in plural 2. wanderer, roamer 3. a player who is not assigned to a specific position on a team and who plays wherever needed 4. a vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body (as the moon or Mars)
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1.
1. n. 1 a roving person; a wanderer. 2 Croquet a a ball that has passed all the hoops but not pegged out. b a player whose ball is a rover. 3 Archery a a mark chosen at undetermined range. b a mark for long-distance shooting. 4 (Rover) Brit. a senior Scout. Usage Now called Venture Scout. 2. n. a sea robber, a pirate. Etymology: ME f. MLG, MDu. rover f. roven rob, rel. to REAVE 3. n. a person or machine that makes roves of fibre. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. скиталец, бродяга 2. старший бойскаут (также rover scout) 3. уст. морской разбойник, пират 4. уст. пиратское судно 5. воен. произвольно выбранная цель 6. разбойник (в крокете) 7. ровер (вид велосипеда) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Англо-русский словарь
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
- 14c., from M.Du. rover "robber, predator, plunderer," especially in zeerovere "pirate," lit. "sea-robber," from roven "to rob." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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