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rover

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: rover

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n
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
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n
an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: rover
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n someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

Synonyms:
bird of passage, roamer, wanderer
Types:
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nomad
a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
drifter, floater, vagabond, vagrant
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
beachcomber
a vagrant living on a beach
Bedouin, Beduin
a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
Bushman
a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
Hun
a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century
Saracen
(historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
Scythian
a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
sundowner
a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown
bum, hobo, tramp
a disreputable vagrant
Type of:
traveler, traveller
a person who changes location
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n an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement

Synonyms:
scouter
Type of:
Boy Scout
a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
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