Ranger

Quick meaning: Ranger is a noun meaning One who ranges; a rover.

Meaning

One who ranges; a rover.

More Meanings

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

Synonyms for ranger

Depending on context, synonyms include commando.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include commando, prowler, away, guard, storage, isolate.

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