forest ranger
noun
: an officer charged with the patrolling and guarding of a forest
especially
: one in charge of the management and protection of a portion of a public forest
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In a bloody good mix of horror comedy and murder mystery, Sam Richardson plays a naive but good-hearted forest ranger new to a small Vermont town out to catch a killer (who may or may not be a werewolf) among the various kooky residents.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The search effort mobilized state and local police, forest rangers, K-9 units, drones, underwater divers, and volunteers.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The spark came not from generals but from forest rangers.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
State Police launched a multi-agency search for the 9-year-old that included aviation, K9 units, forest rangers and uniformed patrols, the department said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
The search effort mobilized state and local police, forest rangers, K-9 units, drones, underwater divers, and volunteers.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The spark came not from generals but from forest rangers.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
State Police launched a multi-agency search for the 9-year-old that included aviation, K9 units, forest rangers and uniformed patrols, the department said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
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“Forest ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest%20ranger. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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