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- [roh-ver]
- /ˈroʊ vər/
- /ˈrəʊvə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roh-ver]
- /ˈroʊ vər/
Definitions of rover word
- noun rover a familiar name for a dog. 1
- noun rover sth or sb who wanders 1
- noun rover train, bus: ticket for unlimited travel 1
- noun rover a person who roves; wanderer 0
- noun rover a mark selected at random for use as a target 0
- noun rover a ball that has been driven through all the hoops but has not yet hit the winning peg 0
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Origin of rover
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; rove1 + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Rover
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rover popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rover usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rover
noun rover
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- beachcomber — A beachcomber is someone who spends their time wandering along beaches looking for things they can use.
- buccaneer — A buccaneer was a pirate, especially one who attacked and stole from Spanish ships in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- floater — a person or thing that floats.
- floaters — a person or thing that floats.
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