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Ranger

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'ranger', 'Ranger': /ˈreɪndʒə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈreɪndʒɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rān′jər)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ranger, Ranger Guide /ˈreɪndʒə/ n
  1. Brit a member of the senior branch of the Guides
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
rang•er /ˈreɪndʒɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. forest ranger.
  2. Militaryone of a body of armed guards who patrol a region.
  3. a person who ranges or roves.
  4. (esp. in Texas) a member of the state police.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rang•er  (rān′jər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. See forest ranger. 
  2. Militaryone of a body of armed guards who patrol a region.
  3. Military(cap.) a U.S. soldier in World War II specially trained for making surprise raids and attacks in small groups. Cf. commando (def. 1).
  4. Militarya soldier specially trained in the techniques of guerrilla warfare, esp. in jungle terrain.
  5. a person who ranges or roves.
  6. (esp. in Texas) a member of the state police.
  7. British Termsa keeper of a royal forest or park.
  8. Buildingwale1 (def. 5).
  9. (cap.) one of a series of instrumented U.S. space probes launched in the 1960s that transmitted closeup pictures of the moon before impacting the lunar surface.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see range, -er1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ranger /ˈreɪndʒə/ n
  1. (sometimes capital) an official in charge of a forest, park, estate, nature reserve, etc
  2. chiefly US a person employed to patrol a State or national park or forestBrit equivalent: warden
  3. US one of a body of armed troops employed to police a State or district: a Texas Ranger
  4. (in the US and certain other armies) a commando specially trained in making raids
  5. a person who wanders about large areas of country; a rover
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