Texas Ranger

noun

: a member of a formerly mounted police force in Texas

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The state’s final witness, a former Texas Ranger who created an animation of the first arriving officer’s movements, took more than four hours of intense cross-examination. Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026 On Tuesday, during the testimony of Texas Ranger Ricardo Guajardo, prosecutors played a lengthy interview Gonzales gave to state investigators after the shooting. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026 And beyond occasional watering, Texas sage, also known as Texas Ranger and purple sage, seems to be otherwise maintenance-free, even while developing into a virtually perfect sphere. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025 Adrian Beltre, for example, was an excellent member of the 2010 Red Sox, but unsurprisingly, was inducted as a Texas Ranger this year. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 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 29 Jan. 2026.

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