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ranger (rān′jər)

noun

  1. one who ranges; a wanderer
    1. any of a group of mounted troops for patrolling a region
    2. ☆ any of a group of soldiers, trained for raiding and close combat
    1. in England, the chief official of a royal park or forest
    2. ☆ in the U.S., a warden who patrols government parks and forests

Etymology: ME raunger, a forest officer: see range

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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