Synonyms of rovers

rovers

noun

plural of rover

1

as in travellers

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• travellers
• gypsies
• nomads
• wanderers
• travelers
• drifters
• birds of passage
• wayfarers
• roamers
• vagabonds
• ramblers
• strollers
• maunderers
• passengers
• gadabouts
• knockabouts
• hobos
• stragglers
• sojourners
• laggards
• hoboes
• migrants
• loiterers
• lingerers
• bums
• tramps
• sightseers
• transients
• amblers
• vagrants
• saunterers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhabitants
• residents
• settlers
• dwellers
• denizens
• homebodies
• habitants

2

as in pirates

someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea

a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pirates
• privateers
• buccaneers
• freebooters
• corsairs
• raiders
• marauders
• robbers
• plunderers
• looters
• pillagers
• despoilers