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.
Synonyms: warden, guard, gamekeeper More Synonyms of ranger
ranger in British English
(ˈreɪndʒə)
noun
1. (sometimes capital)
an official in charge of a forest, park, estate, nature reserve, etc
2. mainly US
a person employed to patrol a State or national park or forest
Brit equivalent: warden
3. US
one of a body of armed troops employed to police a State or district
a Texas Ranger
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
Ranger in British English1
or Ranger Guide (ˈreɪndʒə)
noun
British
a member of the senior branch of the Guides
Ranger in British English2
(ˈreɪndʒə)
noun
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 in American English
(ˈreɪndʒər)
noun
1.
one who ranges; a wanderer
2.
a.
any of a group of mounted troops for patrolling a region
b. US; [oftenR-]
any of a group of soldiers, trained for raiding and close combat
3.
a.
in England, the chief official of a royal park or forest
b. US
in the U.S., a warden who patrols government parks and forests
Word origin
ME raunger, a forest officer: see range
COBUILD Collocations
ranger
lone ranger
wildlife ranger
Examples of 'ranger' in a sentence
ranger
Park rangers, alerted by her husband, bandaged a deep bite on her left leg before sending her to a nearby hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Wildlife rangers were yesterday setting traps for the beast.
The Sun (2008)
For the needs of the wilting lone ranger may be varied.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Park rangers were dispatched and began climbing the route.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The tiger was finally rescued by forest rangers after they caught it in a fishing net.
The Sun (2010)
Wildlife rangers were last night heading to the area to destroy the croc.
The Sun (2016)
Park rangers say the timing only works out like this about once a decade.
Christianity Today (2000)
They had been shot by wildlife rangers.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Park rangers said the attack probably happened because the couple surprised the female bear with her cubs.
The Sun (2011)
Finding money to pay park rangers to protect wildlife indefinitely is hard.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Park rangers are on hand to ward off unwanted bed guests.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Society should lay on safe spaces where lone rangers can indulge in necessary leisure pursuits sans aesthetic trauma.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Plus the chance to be taken by a forest ranger on a walk through the trees at dusk and at night.
The Sun (2013)
His father was a park ranger.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Rangers were looking for their first win on the road this season and could have gone top if they had managed it.
The Sun (2012)
National park rangers recovered her body about 400 feet below.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They then maintain the land, employing local people as forest rangers and workers.
The Sun (2007)
For the lone ranger, this weekend represents the calm before the storm.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Gabon has many more elephants than its neighbours and is increasing its park ranger force and training dogs to sniff out ivory at airports.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The price increase has encouraged local villagers to venture inside the national park to poach, despite the presence of armed rangers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Police, park rangers and animal charities say that dangerous dogs are being used by gangs as status symbols and becoming a growing public menace.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It belonged to one of the rangers, who was reckoned the best shot in the Forest.
Frederick Marryat The Children of the New Forest (1847)
One is a ranger scheme, with qualified rangers leading two to six walks through the city's parks and green spaces.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I would have liked to be a park ranger in one of Australia's national parks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
ranger
British English: ranger NOUN
A ranger is a person whose job is to look after a forest or large park.
He has been a park ranger all his life.
American English: ranger
Brazilian Portuguese: guarda-florestal
Chinese: 护林员
European Spanish: guardabosques
French: garde forestier
German: Förster
Italian: guardia forestale
Japanese: 公園保護官
Korean: > 관리인공원 등의
European Portuguese: guarda-florestal
Latin American Spanish: guardabosques
All related terms of 'ranger'
lone ranger
A ranger is a person whose job is to look after a forest or large park .
park ranger
an official in charge of a forest , park , estate , nature reserve , etc
sea ranger
a senior Guide training in seamanship
forest ranger
a government official who patrols and protects forests , wildlife , etc
Sloane Ranger
a young upper-class or upper-middle-class woman having a home in London and in the country , characterized typically as wearing expensive informal country clothes
Texas Ranger
any member of a division ( Texas Rangers ) of the Texas state police
wildlife ranger
A ranger is a person whose job is to look after a forest or large park .
Chinese translation of 'ranger'
ranger
(ˈreɪndʒəʳ)
n(c)
护(護)林员(員) (hùlínyuán) (名, míng)
(noun)
Definition
an official in charge of a park or nature reserve
a park ranger
Synonyms
warden
a safari park warden
guard
The prisoners overpowered their guards and locked them in a cell.
gamekeeper
Additional synonyms
in the sense of guard
The prisoners overpowered their guards and locked them in a cell.