Rover

See also: rover, rôver, and røver

English

Etymology

From rover.

Noun

Rover (plural Rovers)

1. (sports) Someone connected with any number of teams called the Rovers, as a fan, player, coach etc.
   1. (soccer) someone connected with Blackburn Rovers FC, as a fan, player, coach etc.
2. (scouting) A member of the senior section of the Boy Scout movement catering for men of age 18 upwards, now disbanded.

Proper noun

Rover

1. A stereotypical name for a dog.
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 18:

     Thor jumped off the sledge to undo the gate, and as we merrily drove up to the door we were met by the boisterous welcome of old Rover, who in his frantic joy at hearing my voice almost broke his chain in trying to rush at me.

2. A former make of a British motorcar.

Descendants

• → Polish: rower
  • → Belarusian: ро́вар (róvar)
  • → Ukrainian: ро́вер (róver)
  • → Yiddish: ראָווער (rover)

See also

• Appendix:Names for animals