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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Grand Canyon National Park rangers and emergency personnel responded to incidents on June 12 and June 16, resulting in three deaths, according to a June 19 National Park Service news release.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 June 2026
An untold number of permanent staff like rangers or timber technicians who have been let go recently also held what are called red cards, meaning they're trained to leave their regular jobs and deploy to wildfires.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 17 June 2026
Other personnel immediately responded to the incident, but the seasonal mountaineering ranger did not survive, officials said.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Grand Canyon National Park rangers found the hiker about 30 feet below the trail in a remote area near Garden Creek.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 20 June 2026
An untold number of permanent staff like rangers or timber technicians who have been let go recently also held what are called red cards, meaning they're trained to leave their regular jobs and deploy to wildfires.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 17 June 2026
Other personnel immediately responded to the incident, but the seasonal mountaineering ranger did not survive, officials said.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Grand Canyon National Park rangers found the hiker about 30 feet below the trail in a remote area near Garden Creek.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 15 June 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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