Meaning & use
ranger
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A person employed to patrol, manage, and protect a park, forest, or wilderness area, or a member of a specialized military unit trained for combat in varied terrain.
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The park ranger led us on a tour of the nature reserve.
He served as an Army Ranger before becoming a firefighter.
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The military sense, capitalized as 'Ranger,' refers to elite light infantry forces trained for rapid deployment and reconnaissance.
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