What's the difference between drover and rover?

Drover


Definition:

  • (n.) One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market.
  • (n.) A boat driven by the tide.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But given how addictive the prose was in Constellation, where Marra was lyrical but also drover quickly, those who loved the John Leonard Prize winner a couple of years back are certainly hungering for more.
  • (2) The three other finalists were The Drovers Rest in Carlisle, the Kelham Island Tavern in Sheffield and The Yard of Ale, a micropub in Broadstairs, Kent.
  • (3) islandbreaks.co.uk fionatrowbridge Ashridge Estate Ashridge drovers' walk, Hertforshire You don't need a car to get to this lovely walk on old drovers' trails.
  • (4) After Hayden’s closest advisers convinced him to step aside for the good of the party, he famously noted the injustice by saying "a drover’s dog could lead the Labor Party to victory, the way the country is".
  • (5) In the 18th century, the Shoulder of Mutton and Cat was a watering hole for drovers en route to the meat markets and thrill-seekers from the City.

Rover


Definition:

  • (v. i.) One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
  • (v. i.) One who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a rambler.
  • (v. i.) Hence, a fickle, inconstant person.
  • (v. i.) 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.
  • (v. i.) Casual marks at uncertain distances.
  • (v. i.) A sort of arrow.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Many businessmen like it.” At the entrance to Jiang’s swish showroom, customers are welcomed by posters of a cigar-smoking Winston Churchill and the Queen Mother, standing beside Land Rovers.
  • (2) It is thought Tata, the Indian conglomerate that also owns Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea, is also preparing to cut several hundred roles in operations that serve the Scunthorpe plant, mainly at its Rotherham site.
  • (3) The striker, who is Agnew’s nephew, joined Boro for £11m from Blackburn Rovers in January but Karanka has since struggled to find room for him in his preferred 4-2-3-1 formation and Rhodes has started only four of a possible eight games, scoring one goal.
  • (4) The business posted a 58% increase in Chinese sales in the second quarter, boosted by demand for the recently launched Range Rover Evoque model.
  • (5) It’s a seismic moment for the industry and particularly the big European manufacturers who have done a lot of work on diesel: technologically, they have they made the wrong bet.” Some analysts believe fears of brand damage in Europe are overstated but Bailey says: “In the US it’s very different: VW have killed their diesel market and it has left them in a very difficult position.” For British manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover, the timing of VW’s woes was ominous, as it unveiled two new diesels in America.
  • (6) Blackburn Rovers must be growing to detest the site of London.
  • (7) With Rovers 13th, Allardyce is sacked by new owners Venky’s , and replaced by Steve Kean.
  • (8) Also in the advanced planning stages is a rover to go to Mars.
  • (9) Had Nasa completely ruled out life on Mars it would pose problems for the European Space Agency, which plans to send its own alien-hunting rover to Mars in 2018.
  • (10) By about 7pm he was sitting in his car parked near the garages and at 7.20pm was heading out of town with April in the Land Rover.
  • (11) The five-year-old knew Bridger, Williams told him, and would have got into his Land Rover "smiling and happy".
  • (12) Politicians across all parties need to do more to engage the young voters of the future, because ensuring that their voices are heard and that their needs are central to manifestos is vital for a fair and progressive society.” Play Video 1:32 Jeremy Corbyn appears at music festival at Tranmere Rovers ground – video Numerous celebrities including Lily Allen, Stephen Hawking, Brian May, Steve Coogan, Danny DeVito, Liam Gallagher, Ricky Gervais, David Gilmour, Mark Ruffallo, and Rag’n’Bone Man endorsed Corbyn in the course of the election.
  • (13) Cellino raised eyebrows this summer when he appointed Hockaday, whose previous managerial experience was limited to an unimpressive stint at non-league Forest Green Rovers.
  • (14) "So we have all the trophies you describe (Freight Rover Trophy, the Sherpa Van Trophy, the Leyland DAF Cup, the Autoglass Trophy and the Auto Windscreens Shield) apart from the LDV Vans (but we do have the Simod Cup)."
  • (15) If we're allowed to cheat a little bit, Arthur and Fred Blackburn both played for Blackburn Rovers, with Arthur scoring on four occasions.
  • (16) The senior manager, Roy Hodgson, would be receptive to working with Southgate but also enjoys a close relationship with Appleton, whose fledgling managerial career has already taken in short spells with Portsmouth, Blackpool and Blackburn Rovers.
  • (17) The 58-year-old, who recently served a four-month ban by the Football League for failing to pay tax on a yacht, was acquitted of customs offences on the Range Rover, which had been imported from the United States.
  • (18) Six years after Rover's collapse, there is certainly plenty of open space at the centre of this formerly thriving town: hundreds of acres of flattened muddy fields where 6,000 skilled workers once toiled.
  • (19) Jaguar Land Rover, the Indian-owned but Midlands-based producer of the upmarket Defender and Range Rover models reported volumes rising by nearly 7.5% over the year while production at the Japanese-owned volume carmaker Honda fell by 12.3%.
  • (20) "My masters are staying up all night working for a solution," Xinhua posted to its microblog when the rover malfunctioned.

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