ranger1
/ˈreɪn(d)ʒə
/noun
1A keeper of a park, forest, or area of countryside: park rangers...
- That was not a secret in the city, and the police and park rangers turned a blind eye.
- Most students were restless while the park ranger explained about the animals in the area.
- During the trip, one of the kids is bitten by a snake and their guide, the park ranger, heads back to base for a serum.
2A member of a body of armed men, in particular:Hundreds of police and paramilitary rangers were deployed at key installations....
- Twenty feet away, three rangers wearing military fatigues and toting rifles sat outside a metal yurt.
- Local government bodies are hiring rangers to enforce by-laws designed to preserve public order.
2.1A mounted soldier.
2.2US A commando.That will be the dangerous business of Army rangers, Marine expeditionary units, and other special forces....
- Army ranger Lt. Colonel Mucci stars as a young officer handpicked by MacArthur to lead the raid.
- From Chicago, we are joined now by retired Brigadier General David Grange, who during his 30-year military career, served as a ranger and a green beret.
3 (Ranger or Ranger Guide) British A member of the senior branch of the Guides.
4A person or thing that wanders over a particular area: rangers of the mountains...
- The whole of them were clad like outlaws or rangers of the lands, except for the commanders of each company, and three who rode in the very front.
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/ˈreɪndʒə/A series of nine American moon probes launched between 1961 and 1965, the last three of which took many photographs before crashing into the moon.