rover

1. (archery, usually in the plural) A randomly selected target.Examples: ""By my hilt! no. There was little Robby Withstaff, and Andrew Salblaster, and Wat Alspaye, who broke the neck of the German. Mon Dieu! what men they were! Take them how you would, at long butts or short, hoyles, rounds, or rovers, better bowmen never twirled a shaft over their thumb-nails."plural-normally

2. (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').

3. (American football) A defensive back position whose coverage responsibilities are a hybrid of those of a cornerback, safety and linebacker.Examples: "I went to Coach Beamer and, because we had a lot of outside linebackers, ask him if I could play rover."

4. (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.

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

6. (obsolete) A sort of arrow.Examples: "All sorts, flights, rovers, and butt shafts."obsolete