ranger

noun

rang·​er ˈrān-jər How to pronounce ranger (audio)
1
a
: the keeper of a British royal park or forest
2
: one that ranges
3
a
: one of a body of organized armed men who range over a region especially to enforce the law
b
: a soldier specially trained in close-range fighting and in raiding tactics

Examples of ranger in a Sentence

She's now a ranger at a national forest in Montana. We were fortunate enough to get a tour from a ranger when we visited Yellowstone National Park.
Recent Examples on the Web Northern marsupial moles are small—the one shown in the new photographs easily fits inside a ranger’s hand—typically measuring just four inches long and weighing between 1.4 and 2.1 ounces, per CNN’s Issy Ronald. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024 How to prevent getting rabies To avoid getting rabies, people should keep a distance from wildlife and report sick animals to rangers or wildlife officials, the NPS said. Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024 The entire island is a wildlife sanctuary, protected by a half-dozen rangers who live along a bucolic beach lapped by cheery rollers. David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024 Children ages 2-13 can join an egg hunt, and a variety of springtime activities and creative crafts at the park, which has desert-scape, scenic trails and a ranger team with special animal ambassadors. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 Mainville said the avalanche center’s snow ranger team worked another situation Saturday in which two other skiers sustained traumatic injuries from rocks and ice. Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024 Losing all that grass to the flames, and the burning of barns and fences, will also hurt ranchers and surviving cattle, said Jay Foster, special ranger and supervisor for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in the Panhandle. Sean Murphy, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024 Freddy will come out of his burrow to make his famous weather prediction for the rangers to interpret. Dana Cadey, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2024 With the protection of rangers, Khustain has become a sanctuary for them. Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of ranger was in the 14th century

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“Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranger. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

ranger

noun
rang·​er ˈrān-jər How to pronounce ranger (audio)
1
2
a
: a member of a body of troops who range over a region
b
: a soldier in an army unit with special training (as parachute jumping and scuba diving) for making surprise attacks and raids
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