/ Dictionary / Index P plover: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: plov•er Pronunciation: (pluv'ur, plō'vur), [key] — n. any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Cf.(def. 1), any of various similar shorebirds, as the upland plover and other sandpipers. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: plover (Thesaurus) Plovdiv plow Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language