ranger

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rang·er | \ ˈrān-jər

Definition of ranger

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

b : forest ranger

2 : one that ranges

3a : 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.

Recent Examples on the Web Two nights later, a group consisting of Tubbs, Ferguson and, federal prosecutors claim, a midwife named Josephine Overaker drove to a second ranger station near a town called Oakridge. — New York Times, 26 May 2022 Nearly three months later, McGrath received a phone call from a wildlife ranger in North Carolina. — Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Outside Online, 19 May 2022 Evan Nelson ran up to the Forest Service concession area in the parking lot, called 9-1-1 and returned with a park ranger and a rope with a life ring. — Quinton Smith/yachatsnews.com, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2021 Officers responded to a call about a possible assault on a park ranger at Riverview Park in Mesa. — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2022 Actress Gianna Jun plays a park ranger in the Korean TV drama Jirisan. — Joan Macdonald, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 The animator opens up about going to infinity and beyond (again) with Chris Evans' space ranger. — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 May 2022 His body has not yet been recovered as authorities will rely on a ranger patrol that's adapted to high altitude to facilitate the effort. — Paradise Afshar, CNN, 7 May 2022 Denali National Park and Preserve officials said Rimml's body will not be recovered until ranger patrol can properly acclimate to the high altitude to do so. — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 7 May 2022 See More

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