Definitions for rangerˈreɪn dʒər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rang•erˈreɪn dʒər(n.)
Ref: forest ranger.
one of a body of armed guards who patrol a region.
Category: Military
(often cap.) a U.S. soldier trained for making surprise raids and attacks in small groups.
Category: Military
a person who ranges or roves.
(esp. in Texas) a member of the state police.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Brit. a keeper of a royal forest or park.
Category: British
Origin of ranger:
1350–1400
Princeton's WordNet
Texas Ranger, Ranger(noun)
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger(noun)
an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
commando, ranger(noun)
a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ranger(noun)ˈreɪn dʒər
a park ranger
***A ranger spotted the fire.
rangerˈreɪn dʒər
a police officer in some U.S. states
Wiktionary
ranger(Noun)
A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
Origin: From the verb .
Webster Dictionary
Ranger(noun)
one who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber
Ranger(noun)
that which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve
Ranger(noun)
a dog that beats the ground in search of game
Ranger(noun)
one of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot
Ranger(noun)
the keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc
Translations for ranger
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ranger(noun)
a person who looks after a forest or park.
- bewaarderAfrikaans

- حارِس الغابَهArabic

- горскиBulgarian

- guarda-florestalPortuguese (BR)

- lesníkCzech

- der/die Förster(in)German

- skovriderDanish

- δασοφύλακαςGreek

- guardabosquesSpanish

- metsavaht, pargivahtEstonian

- جنگلبانFarsi

- metsänvartijaFinnish

- garde forestierFrench

- שוֹמֵר יַעַרHebrew

- जंगल या पार्क की देखरेख करने वाला, वनरक्षकHindi

- lugar,šumarCroatian

- erdőőrHungarian

- penjaga hutan atau tamanIndonesian

- landvörðurIcelandic

- guardia forestaleItalian

- レーンジャーJapanese

- 삼림 경비관Korean

- eigulysLithuanian

- mežzinisLatvian

- polis hutanMalay

- houtvesterDutch

- skogforvalterNorwegian

- strażnik parku narodowego, leśnikPolish

- جنگلبانPersian

- دشاهى باغ، پارك، ياځنګل، ساتندوى، يوعسكرى منصبدار چه ديوى سيمى ساتنه كوى، ځنګل ساتونكىPashto

- guarda-florestalPortuguese

- pădurarRomanian

- лесничийRussian

- lesníkSlovak

- čuvajSlovenian

- rendžerSerbian

- kronojägare, skogvaktareSwedish

- เจ้าหน้าที่ดูแลป่าหรืออุทยานThai

- orman koruyucusu, bekçiTurkish

- 森林管理員Chinese (Trad.)

- лісничийUkrainian

- باغ یا جنگلات کا نگراںUrdu

- người bảo vệ rừng; bảo vệ công viênVietnamese

- 园林看守, ,护林员Chinese (Simp.)

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