1
a
: the keeper of a British royal park or forest
b
2
: one that ranges
3
a
: a member of an armed group who ranges over a region especially to enforce the law
b
: a soldier specially trained in close-range fighting and in raiding tactics
Examples of ranger in a Sentence
She's now a ranger at a national forest in Montana.
We were fortunate enough to get a tour from a ranger when we visited Yellowstone National Park.
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One photographer visited Uganda and captured the striking image of a mountain of snares, used to trap wildlife and confiscated by the nation’s rangers.
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
In the mountains, most of the Blue Ridge Parkway remained closed Saturday, rangers said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
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When the rangers reached out to the emergency contacts listed on the permits, they were told that the two hadn’t been heard from since the day before, on January 17.
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
In the mountains, most of the Blue Ridge Parkway remained closed Saturday, rangers said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2026
But that's not even the best part of New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park; that is, many of the rangers at this federal site are jazz musicians themselves.
—Stirling Kelso, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
When the rangers reached out to the emergency contacts listed on the permits, they were told that the two hadn’t been heard from since the day before, on January 17.
—Outside, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ranger. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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ranger
noun
rang·er
ˈrān-jər 
1
2
a
: a member of a body of troops who range over a region
b
: a soldier in an army unit with special training (as parachute jumping and scuba diving) for making surprise attacks and raids
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