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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More New York State Police What To Know Search teams led by state forest rangers discovered Melina's body Sunday afternoon in a shallow pond in the woods of Ticonderoga, roughly 30 miles north of Lake George. Dan Gooding gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 Happily, authorities determined them to be alive and well, and they were helped back to their campsite by a forest ranger. Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 29 May 2025 At least 59 forest rangers have searched nearly 400 miles by foot, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 May 2025 In addition to the cuts by the Department of the Interior, led by Secretary Doug Burgum, similar cuts were made within the Department of Agriculture, which oversees the U.S. Forest Service and thousands of wildland firefighters and forest rangers. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forest ranger

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of forest ranger was in 1830

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“Forest ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest%20ranger. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.

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forest ranger

noun
: a person in charge of the management and protection of a forest

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