Ranger (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. forest ranger.
  2. one of a body of armed guards who patrol a region.
  3. a U.S. soldier in World War II specially trained for making surprise raids and attacks in small groups.
  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. a keeper of a royal forest or park.
  8. wale1 (def. 5).
  9. 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.
noun
  1. an official in charge of a forest, park, estate, nature reserve, etc
  2. a person employed to patrol a State or national park or forest
  3. one of a body of armed troops employed to police a State or district
  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
noun
  1. a member of the senior branch of the Guides
noun
  1. any of a series of nine American lunar probes launched between 1961 and 1965, three of which transmitted to earth photographs of the moon
Ranger (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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