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Definition of ranger, ranger in English English dictionary

Lone Ranger
A solitary, sometimes heroic and mysterious, person

While Matsuoka's tendency to act alone, his lone-ranger style of diplomacy, served him well in maintaining secrecy, it deprived him of effective staff work .

Lone Ranger
A hero of westerns who wore a mask

Yet you never tired of the famous fade-out: Who was that masked man, anyway? ... That was. . . the Lone Ranger!.

Sloane Ranger
a fashionable young woman of the upper classes
long ranger
A historical linguist engaged in search of long-range relationships among already established language families by comparing proto-languages

This painstaking process of checking texts and cultural data rather than dictionaries may seem to be not worth the candle for some (but not all) long-rangers.

long-ranger
Alternative spelling of long ranger
ranger
a keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region to protect the area or enforce the law
ranger vest
Any military or outdoor-themed vest commonly used by civilians
forest ranger
An officer in charge of protecting or managing a section of a public forest
park ranger
a ranger
ranger
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber
ranger
An official of a National Park A Park Ranger
ranger
One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot
ranger
A ranger is a person whose job is to look after a forest or large park. Bill Justice is a park ranger at the Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Any of a series of unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by NASA. The project was NASA's earliest attempt to explore the Moon's surface. Ranger 4 (1962) became the first U.S. spacecraft to hit the Moon, crash-landing on its surface as planned. The last three probes in the series (1964-65) sent more than 17,000 high-resolution photographs of the Moon before crashing. See also Luna; Pioneer; Surveyor
ranger
A law enforcement officer that enforces the laws of a forest or park
ranger
(also "marshal") a person designated to patrol the course, keeping an eye out for problems in general, but usually present to promote a reasonable pace of play or keep things moving Example: The ranger/marshal told us we were falling too far behind the group in front of us
ranger
A course official who ensures prompt play on a golf course
ranger
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
ranger
(aka: "marshal") a person designated to patrol the course, keeping an eye out for problems in general, but usually present to promote a reasonable pace of play Example: "The ranger told us we were falling too far behind the group in front of us "
ranger
an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
ranger
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
ranger
That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve
ranger
A member of a group of U S soldiers specially trained for making raids either on foot, in ground vehicles, or by airlift For more information on U S Army Rangers - Click Here -
ranger
a person who works to take care of a park and offer information to visitors
ranger
{i} warden who protects a forest; trooper, guard, patrolman; senior guide, scout
ranger
a member of the Anla'shok
ranger
a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
ranger
A dog that beats the ground in search of game
texas ranger
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
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