Ranger

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A wanderer; a rover.
  • n. A member of an armed troop employed in patrolling a specific region.
  • n. A member of a group of U.S. soldiers specially trained for making raids either on foot, in ground vehicles, or by airlift.
  • n. A warden employed to maintain and protect a natural area, such as a forest or park.
  • n. Chiefly British The keeper of a royal forest or park.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. One who ranges; a rover.
  • n. A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
  • n. That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
  • n. A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
  • n. That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve.
  • n. A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
  • n. One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who ranges, or roams, or roves about; especially, one engaged in ranging or going about for some specific purpose, as search or ward.
  • n. Specifically In England, formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business it was to walk through the forest, watch the deer, prevent trespasses, etc.; now, merely a government official connected with a royal forest or park.
  • n. One of a body of regular or irregular troops, or other armed men, employed in ranging over a region, either for its protection or as marauders: as, the Texan rangers.
  • n. One who roves for plunder; a robber.
  • n. A dog that beats the ground.
  • n. A sieve.
  • n. A kind of fish. See the quotation.
  • n. A kind of seal, probably the young bayseal.
  • n. In some parts of the United States, a county officer who takes charge of stray animals. See the extract.
  • n. A steer or horse raised on a cattlerange.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
  • n. a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
  • n. a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
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    rover   
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    Granger    arranger    changer    danger    endanger    exchanger    granger    manger    stranger   
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    scout    trooper    trapper    infantry    hunter    policeman    explorer    drow    warrior    horseman