Rover vs. Rower — What's the Difference?

One that roves; a wanderer.

To use an oar or pair of oars in propelling a boat, typically by facing the stern and pulling the oar handle toward oneself, using an oarlock as a fulcrum to push the blade backward through the water repeatedly.

A crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring the terrain of a planet or other celestial object.

To propel (a boat) with oars.

(Sports) A mark in archery selected by chance.

To carry in or on a boat propelled by oars.

A pirate.

To use (a specified number of oars or people deploying them).

A pirate vessel.

To propel or convey in a manner resembling rowing of a boat.

A randomly selected target.

To pull (an oar) as part of a racing crew.

One who roves, a wanderer, a nomad.

To race against by rowing.

A vagabond, a tramp, an unsteady, restless person, one who by habit doesn't settle down or marry.

The act or an instance of rowing.

A vehicle for exploring extraterrestrial bodies.

A shift at the oars of a boat.

A remotely-operated vehicle; ROV

A trip or an excursion in a rowboat.

(Australian Rules football) A position that is one of three of a team's followers, who follow the ball around the ground. Formerly a position for short players, rovers in professional leagues are frequently over 183 cm (6').

One who rows.

(American football) A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.

A rowing machine.

(croquet) 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.

One who rows with an oar.

(baseball) The tenth defensive player in slow-pitch softball.

Someone who rows a boat

(obsolete) A sort of arrow.

A pirate.

A pirate ship.

One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.

One who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a rambler.

Hence, a fickle, inconstant person.

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.

Casual marks at uncertain distances.

A sort of arrow.

Someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

An adult member of the Boy Scouts movement