# plover

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈplʌvɚ/ · frequency rank #50,724

## Definitions
1. Any of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
2. A masked lapwing (Vanellus miles).

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English plover, from Anglo-Norman plover, plovier, from Medieval Latin plovarius, pluviārius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plover