ranger

noun

Definition of rangernext
as in marine

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Recent Examples of ranger Adam Auerbach, a former seasonal ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, spent months working toward a Presidential Management Fellowship, a nearly 50-year-old federal leadership pipeline. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 That is exactly how the Mara-Siana ranger, attached to Entumoto Safari Camp in Kenya’s Maasai Mara game reserve, wants it. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Heavy rain moved over the area that afternoon, and a ranger first told visitors to prepare for a possible evacuation. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Other daily events for the weekend include tours, ranger talks and Yosemite After Dark nature walk. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ranger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranger
  1. marine
  2. raider
  3. rifleman
  4. cannoneer
  5. artilleryman
  6. commando
Noun
  • Brea Schmidt was promoted to CFO of Crowley, a global logistics, marine, and energy solutions company.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Castillo, a former US marine who ran a security and risk management company in Myanmar’s commercial capital Yangon, was arrested on June 11 at the city’s international airport.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of marine
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  • Frank and Jesse James rode with them as the raiders killed 150 to 200 men and boys and burned down nearly every business on Massachusetts Street, as well as dozens of homes.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The preseason finale against the Atlanta Falcons is days away, roster cuts are next Sunday, and the season opener at the Las Vegas raiders is three weeks away.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of raider
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  • Red neon tubes illuminated art works ranging from the disturbing (a black-and-white photograph of a person stuffing sausages in their mouth) to the mundane (a pastoral painting of a snowshoe-wearing rifleman).
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to go by the time a state law takes effect this summer.
    — Kevin Fixler April 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of rifleman
Noun
  • The Ottoman Empire had specialists, such as cannoneers and a standing corps of soldiers called Janissaries using handguns, among other weapons.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Crew can be assigned to the deck or boarding teams, with multiple slots for cannoneers, gunners, and boarders.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of cannoneer
Noun
  • On the corners are statues of an infantryman, sailor, artilleryman and cavalryman, each drawn from actual war dead.
    — Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The name is inspired by the Christian martyr Saint Barbara, the patron saint of artillerymen, miners, and those who work with fire or explosive materials.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of artilleryman
Noun
  • Operation Sparrow called on Duke to lead a crack three-man commando team on a night parachute jump behind enemy lines.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Night Country‘s Kali Reis as a traditional Resident Evil commando type, there goes I, Tonya‘s Paul Walter Hauser as a whiny, weaselly corporate executive — and others who simply start sprouting tentacles out of their faces.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of commando

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