Definitions for Ranger

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Ranger rang·er

Spelling: [reyn-jer]

IPA: /ˈreɪn dʒər/

Ranger is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in Ranger (aegnrr).

Definitions for Ranger

noun

1. forest ranger.
2. one of a body of armed guards who patrol a region.
3. (initial capital letter) a U.S. soldier in World War II specially trained for making surprise raids and attacks in small groups. Compare commando (def 1).
4. a soldier specially trained in the techniques of guerrilla warfare, especially in jungle terrain.
5. a person who ranges or roves.
6. (especially in Texas) a member of the state police.
7. British. a keeper of a royal forest or park.
8. Building Trades. wale1 (def 5).
9. (initial capital letter) 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.

Origin of Ranger

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at range, -er¹

Examples for Ranger

On the day it was set to reopen in January, a ranger was killed in an attack near the peak.

“We did mourn,” ranger Yaya Mburanumwe says of the recent deaths.

To this the ranger made no reply, but a sense of loss filled his heart.

“We are competing with a Park ranger AMA,” reassured one aide.

But Virunga is not Yellowstone, and ranger Rick would be no match for the threats facing national parks here.

He smiled, and the sheriff smiled, but it was not so funny to the ranger.

But it was through her bearing that she appealed most strongly to the ranger and the coroner.

He was ranger, as I said, to a great lord; and was quite a favourite, you see.

He kept his Journals, and they clearly reveal how much of a ranger he was.

“Ahhhmm-hmmmm,” our ranger periodically grunts, signaling our friendly intentions.