ROVERS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

rovers

noun

plural of rover

as in nomads

a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover

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as in pirates

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean

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Recent Examples of rovers More landers, rovers and orbiters will follow, so many that by the time the first Artemis moon walkers arrive, their moon car will already be there waiting for them, according to officials. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 More landers, rovers and orbiters will follow, so many that by the time the first Artemis moonwalkers arrive, their moon car will already be there waiting for them, according to officials. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 Local processing could help rovers analyze terrain, interpret sensor readings, and support decisions without sending every piece of data back to Earth. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 However, their powerful radios are also critical for delivering data from landers and rovers, like Perseverance or Curiosity, back to Earth. — Margaret Landis, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 As part of this, the Power Tower is envisioned by Blue Origin as the core of a microgrid of such towers connected together to charge rovers, habitats, and mining or ISRU (In-Situ Resource Utilization) processing units. — David Szondy october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 For the first few years, the United States and China would need only enough power to keep equipment warm and to charge rovers, vehicles that roam the surface. — Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Sojourner's success not only paved the way for Spirit and Opportunity, but also for even larger rovers to come. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026 For the first time in more than 30 years, NASA has no firm plans to send any new landers or rovers to Mars. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

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The region’s majority Ngok Dinka population favors joining South Sudan, while Misseriya nomads who use its pastures favor Sudan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
This affordable tiny house prioritizes compactness and portability, and would suit nomads and those who don't need a lot of extra space.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

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Mo, who arrived by chance among the pirates as an infant, has been brought up by the ship’s kindly captain, Claas.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Wild to me though that something that expensive would just be dropped off with porch pirates out there.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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Even though social distancing may not be the term du jour any longer, the state of commercial aviation certainly has travelers keen to fly on their own time.

— Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
However, travelers could still face disruptions on the ground, with the embassy advising Americans to check for Metro station closures and other transportation interruptions before heading out.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of travelers

Noun

Most of these freelancers stayed in the Hotel Istanbul, which was home to a rotating cast of war tourists, jihadis, drifters, and spies.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Two mysterious drifters never speak; their inner monologues carry us across absurdist one-liners, weird tales, and stream-of-consciousness musings.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

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