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rover

/ˈɹəʊvə/ROH-vur
/ˈɹoʊvɚ/ROH-vur

Meaningto rob

Common meaning: a wanderer

Other meanings: a pirate

Journey through time

  1. Dutchrooven‘to rob’source
  2. Dutchmeaning shiftsto rob → a robber, a pirateroover‘a robber, a pirate’source
  3. Early English spellingrovaresource
  4. Englishrover‘a wanderer’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Dutch rooven ‘to rob’.

Roots

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