Texas Ranger

noun

: a member of a formerly mounted police force in Texas

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There are more than a dozen Texas Ranger shrubs in the Leucophyllum genus, including eight-foot-tall giants and a three-foot compact type. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025 Notable roles include Norman Bates' half-brother Dylan Massett on Bates Motel (2013–2017), real-life Texas Ranger John Hays on Texas Rising (2015), and Navy SEAL Clay Spenser on SEAL Team (2017–2022). Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025 Baker was accompanied by a Texas Ranger, Sheriff Busse, and a few deputies who met them there. Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025 The famed American star of Walker, Texas Ranger and Delta Force fame, celebrated his 85th birthday in classic form—by climbing California’s Lassen Peak, a summit of 10,457 feet. Outside, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Texas Ranger

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Texas Ranger was in 1846

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“Texas Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Texas%20Ranger. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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