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fellow-rover

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A companion in roaming, wandering, or traveling, especially one who shares adventures or an unsettled life; a rare compound with a companionable tone.

Detailed Definition
This is a literary compound for a fellow wanderer or companion on the road or sea. It suits the poem’s roaming, adventurous mood and the speaker’s desire for a like-minded companion.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover” makes fellow-rover a companion in wandering; “My fellow-rover, shoulder to shoulder, crossed the rain-bright moor” gives the compound a literal travel context; “Whitman’s speakers often address comrades on the open road,” a useful parallel for roaming fellowship; “O fellow-rover, mapless beneath the satellites” updates the adventurous companion for contemporary verse
Additional Notes
The hyphenated word in the poem is an unusual literary formation that readers may need to unpack.; Found in the poem, Sea-Fever by John Masefield
Also Known As
companion wanderer fellow traveler kindred spirit roving mate
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