ranger

[ reyn-jer ]
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noun
  1. one of a body of armed guards who patrol a region.

  1. (initial capital letter) a U.S. soldier in World War II specially trained for making surprise raids and attacks in small groups.: Compare commando (def. 1).

  2. a soldier specially trained in the techniques of guerrilla warfare, especially in jungle terrain.

  3. a person who ranges or roves.

  4. (especially in Texas) a member of the state police.

  5. British. a keeper of a royal forest or park.

  6. Building Trades. wale1 (def. 5).

  7. (initial capital letter) one of a series of instrumented U.S. space probes launched in the 1960s that transmitted closeup pictures of the moon before impacting the lunar surface.

Origin of ranger

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at range, -er1

Other words from ranger

  • un·der·rang·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ranger (1 of 3)

ranger

/ (ˈreɪndʒə) /


noun
  1. (sometimes capital) an official in charge of a forest, park, estate, nature reserve, etc

  2. mainly US a person employed to patrol a State or national park or forest: Brit equivalent: warden

  1. US one of a body of armed troops employed to police a State or district: a Texas Ranger

  2. (in the US and certain other armies) a commando specially trained in making raids

  3. a person who wanders about large areas of country; a rover

British Dictionary definitions for Ranger (2 of 3)

Ranger1

Ranger Guide

/ (ˈreɪndʒə) /


noun
  1. British a member of the senior branch of the Guides

British Dictionary definitions for Ranger (3 of 3)

Ranger2

/ (ˈreɪndʒə) /


noun
  1. 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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