Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rover
Rover
rover
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.
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I. noun see: reave Date: 14th century pirate, II. noun Date: 1531 a random or long-distance mark in archery, wanderer, roamer, a player who is not assigned to a specific position on a team and who plays wherever needed, a vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body (as the moon or Mars) ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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