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noun rang·er \ ˈrān-jər \

Definition of ranger

1 a :the keeper of a British royal park or forest

b :forest ranger

2 :one that ranges

3 a :one of a body of organized armed men who range over a region especially to enforce the law

b :a soldier specially trained in close-range fighting and in raiding tactics

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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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The park ranger contacted the Osage County Sheriff’s Office, which asked for assistance from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

— robert a. cronkleton, kansascity, "Park ranger finds skeletal human remains at Melvern Lake in Kansas," 27 Aug. 2017
After a rousing performance by the Firebird Balalaika Ensemble, a park ranger conducted a brief tour of the mansion.

— lucas peterson, New York Times, "How to Do Beverly Hills on a Budget," 9 Aug. 2017
At 8:30 a.m., park rangers will lead a hike from the Gateway to Nature Center in El Pueblo (130 Paseo de la Plaza) to this new park in Downtown L.A., but visitors are also welcome to come straight to the park.

— lisa beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, "3 Places to Watch the Solar Eclipse in LA So You Don’t Feel Alone in This Unforgiving Universe," 31 July 2017
The 72 percent increase has been attributed to stiffer penalties on poaching and an increase in rangers and equipment.

— nic mccormack, Bloomberg.com, "Why the Great Migration Needs to Top Your Bucket List, in 15 Photos," 28 July 2017
Related stories from Miami Herald Rothbaum, Bush meet with MLB Commish in pursuit of Marlins Oblique strain sends Marlins’ slugger Bour to disabled list Game stats: Rangers 10, Marlins 4 Never miss a local story.

— andre c. fernandez, miamiherald, "Straily suffers worst start since joining Marlins in lopsided loss to Rangers," 25 July 2017
After a series of public meetings, Zion rangers are proposing an online reservation system, similar to the way campsites are reserved now.

— lindsay whitehurst, chicagotribune.com, "Utah's crowded Zion National Park may soon require reservations," 21 July 2017
The live stream at the river is also posted to Explore.org’s Facebook page, where every now and then a park ranger will drop in and offer live narration and bear trivia.

— lisa gutierrez, kansascity, "Just try to look away from this Alaska bear cam: ‘A live stream of a live stream’," 13 July 2017
Rangers, the record 54-time Scottish champion, was knocked out of the Europa League by a tiny Luxembourg team, Progres Niederkorn, which had never won a match in a European competition.

— the associated press, New York Times, "Chris Bosh’s Tenure With the Heat Ends," 5 July 2017

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First Known Use of ranger

14th century

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Definition of ranger for English Language Learners

: a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a public forest
: a person in charge of managing and protecting part of a national park
: a soldier in the U.S. Army who has special training especially in fighting at close range

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noun rang·er \ ˈrān-jər \

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1 :forest ranger

2 :a soldier specially trained in close-range fighting

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