Meaning

One who ranges; a rover..

Definitions by Sense

1. One who ranges; a rover.
2. A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
3. (obsolete) That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
4. A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
5. (military) In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
6. (literature, roleplaying games) A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.
7. (roleplaying games) A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.
8. (rare, transitive) To work as a ranger.

Example Sentences

The tamis raunger.

Just like down in Texas when I was rangering, you just keep turning over rocks […]

He saw men long dead whom he had rangered with, saw Pedro Flores and Pea Eye and a redheaded whore he had taken up with for a month in his riverboating days.

Word Forms

• rangers
• rangering
• rangered

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When Should You Use Ranger?

Use ranger when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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