01 n. One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
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One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.“Yet Pompey the Great deserveth honor more justly for scouring the seas, and taking from the rovers 846 sail of ships.” — Holland.
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One who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a rambler.
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Hence, a fickle, inconstant person.
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A ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball.(Croquet)
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Casual marks at uncertain distances.(Archery)
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A sort of arrow.[Obs.]“All sorts, flights, rovers, and butt shafts.” — B. Jonson.“Bound down on every side with many bands because it shall not run at rovers.” — Robynson (More's Utopia).