constantly moving from one area or place to another

the fragments of pottery were believed to belong to a community of roving hunter-gatherers

roving bands of armed protesters

they lead an unsettled and roving life

(of a person in relation to their job) travelling or required to travel to different locations

he trained as a roving reporter

a roving correspondent for CNN

she became a roving ambassador for Unicef

a sliver of cotton, wool, or other fibre, drawn out and slightly twisted, especially preparatory to spinning

travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander

he spent most of the 1990s roving about the Caribbean

form (slivers of wool, cotton, or other fibre) into roves