ranger

B2 Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒɚ/ UK /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒə/ See IPA manual

Freq #5188

Meanings

1

noun
An official who looks after and protects a forest or park.

A park ranger showed us the safest trail through the woods.
2

noun
A soldier in an elite unit trained for fast, surprise attacks.

The rangers carried out a quick raid behind enemy lines.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an official who looks after... fire warden

2 noun · a soldier in an elite unit... commando

Word family

Forms rangers

Derived forms bushrangerlong-rangerrangeretterangershipunderranger

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Phrases (1)

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forest ranger
an official who protects and manages a forest area

Noun + noun

Etymology

From range (verb) + -er.

Topics

Nature & Landscape

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