PLOVER Meaning of PLOVER in English n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. [ ME & AF f. OF plo(u)vier ult. f. L pluvia rain ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012