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ranger
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rang·er  (rnjr)
n.
1. A wanderer; a rover.
2. A member of an armed troop employed in patrolling a specific region.
3. Ranger A member of a group of U.S. soldiers specially trained for making raids either on foot, in ground vehicles, or by airlift.
4.
a. A warden employed to maintain and protect a natural area, such as a forest or park.
b. Chiefly British The keeper of a royal forest or park.

ranger [ˈreɪndʒə]
n
1. (Business / Professions) (sometimes capital) an official in charge of a forest, park, estate, nature reserve, etc.
2. (Business / Professions) Chiefly US a person employed to patrol a State or national park or forest Brit equivalent warden
3. (Business / Professions) US one of a body of armed troops employed to police a State or district a Texas Ranger
4. (Military) (in the US and certain other armies) a commando specially trained in making raids
5. a person who wanders about large areas of country; a rover

Ranger1, Ranger Guide [ˈreɪndʒə]
n
Brit a member of the senior branch of the Guides

Ranger2
n
(Astronautics) any of a series of nine American lunar probes launched between 1961 and 1965, three of which transmitted to earth photographs of the moon
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Noun1.ranger - a member of the Texas state highway patrolRanger - a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
2.ranger - an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forestranger - an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
coyote - a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)
fire fighter, fire-eater, firefighter, fireman - a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
3.ranger - a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raidsranger - a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"

ranger
noun warden, guard, gamekeeper a park ranger
Translations
ranger [ˈreɪndʒəʳ] N
1. (= Girl Guide) → exploradora f
2. (= forest ranger) → guardabosques mf inv
ranger [ˈreɪndʒər] n
(also forest ranger) → garde m/f forestier/ière
(also park ranger) → garde m/f forestier/ière
ranger
n
(of forest etc)Förster(in), Aufseher(in) m(f)
(US) (= mounted patrolman)Ranger m; (= commando)Überfallkommando nt
(Brit) ranger (scout)/(guide)Ranger m
ranger [ˈreɪndʒəʳ] n (also forest ranger) → guardia forestale (Am) (mounted policeman) → poliziotto a cavallo


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And, in 1910, a new organisation, Girl Guides, was created including Brownie Guide, Girl Guide and Ranger Guide.
Kingfisher Bay Resort offers a two-night Whale Watch package, including return catamaran transfers from Urangan Boat Harbour to the island, two nights resort hotel accommodation at one of Australia's leading eco-tourism resorts set in World Heritage wilderness, hot buffet breakfasts and a half-day Whale Watch cruise to Platypus Bay (just north of the resort) with expert interpretive commentary by the resort's Ranger Guides.
Sponsored by the Federazione Italiana Scoutismo, the report was based on more than 2,500 interviews at a jamboree near Florence in 2006 with Rover Scouts and Ranger Guides, aged 16 to 21.
 
 
 
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