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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
Noun
1. an official in charge of a park or nature reserve
2. US an armed trooper employed to police a State or district: a Texas ranger

Ranger or Ranger Guide
Noun
Brit & Austral a member of the senior branch of the Guides
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rangerRanger - 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.rangerranger - 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.rangerranger - 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"
Translations

ranger [reɪndʒəʳ] nguardabosques m inv
ranger [ˈreɪndʒəʳ] ngarde m forestier
ranger [ˈreɪndʒəʳ] nFörster(in) m(f)
ranger [ˈreɪndʒəʳ] nguardia forestale


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``A devil draw the teeth of him,'' said Gurth, ``and the mother of mischief confound the Ranger of the forest, that cuts the foreclaws off our dogs, and makes them unfit for their trade
`Nobody axed me, sir, she said' -- at least, nobody but that horrid little Dan Ranger.
It was bought by my late husband, Captain Adolphus Ranger March, who had another residence, The Crest, Appleby.
 
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