ranger B2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement 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 Common collocations forest ranger Noun + noun Etymology AI details From range (verb) + -er. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ranger **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒə/ **Frequency rank:** 5188 ## Meanings 1. An official who looks after and protects a forest or park. 2. A soldier in an elite unit trained for fast, surprise attacks. ## Examples - A park ranger showed us the safest trail through the woods. - The rangers carried out a quick raid behind enemy lines. ## Derived Forms - bushranger - long-ranger - rangerette - rangership - underranger ## Etymology From range (verb) + -er. ## AI Etymology Ranger comes from range (verb) + -er. Modern senses include an official who looks after and protects a forest or park. and a soldier in an elite unit trained for fast, surprise attacks.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as bushranger, long-ranger, rangerette, rangership, and underranger. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown