park ranger

noun

: a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a national park

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From Morwyn Brebner and based on the best-selling novels by Nevada Barr, Anna Pigeon follows the title character, a former city slicker who became a park ranger in rural Washington after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026 The cultural site was acquired by the city of Poway in 1987 as a way to preserve archeological features on the knoll, said Yoly Cohen, an interpretive park ranger in Poway’s Community Services Department. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026 While working as a park ranger at Guadalupe Mountains National Park in west Texas, Reading, 31, found inspiration in items left behind by humans. Outside, 18 Jan. 2026 Two BUSARs—Jernigan and Lando—arrived with a park ranger, followed by Herrington and several others. Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for park ranger

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“Park ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/park%20ranger. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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