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I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office.
Harrison Ford

Meaning of "ranger" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RANGER

ranger  [ˈreɪndʒə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RANGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ranger is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RANGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ranger in the English dictionary

The first definition of ranger in the dictionary is an official in charge of a forest, park, estate, nature reserve, etc. Other definition of ranger is a person employed to patrol a State or national park or forest Brit equivalent: warden. Ranger is also one of a body of armed troops employed to police a State or district.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RANGER


arranger
əˈreɪndʒə
autochanger
ˈɔːtəʊˌtʃeɪndʒə
bushranger
ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə
bushranging
ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə
changer
ˈtʃeɪndʒə
danger
ˈdeɪndʒə
deranger
dɪˈreɪndʒə
dog-in-the-manger
ˌdɒɡɪnðəˈmeɪndʒə
endanger
ɪnˈdeɪndʒə
estranger
ɪˈstreɪndʒə
exchanger
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒə
Grainger
ˈɡreɪndʒə
granger
ˈɡreɪndʒə
hydrangea
haɪˈdreɪndʒə
interchanger
ˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒə
manger
ˈmeɪndʒə
moneychanger
ˈmʌnɪˌtʃeɪndʒə
rearranger
ˌriːəˈreɪndʒə
short-changer
ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒə
stranger
ˈstreɪndʒə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RANGER

ranga
rangatira
rangatiratanga
range
range light
range of significance
range pole
rangefinder
rangefinding
rangeland
Ranger Guide
rangership
rangi
rangier
rangiest
rangily
ranginess
ranging pole
ranging rod
ranging-pole

WORDS THAT END LIKE RANGER

anger
banger
Boulanger
clanger
cliffhanger
dog in the manger
Erlanger
etranger
Feuchtwanger
finger
flanger
forest ranger
ganger
handlanger
hanger
heat exchanger
langer
sanger
slanger
Stavanger
stranger danger

Synonyms and antonyms of ranger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RANGER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ranger» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ranger

Translation of «ranger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RANGER

Find out the translation of ranger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ranger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ranger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

护林员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guardabosques
570 millions of speakers

English

ranger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेंजर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حارس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рейнджер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guarda-florestal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বনরক্ষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

garde forestier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Renjer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Förster
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公園保護官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 관리인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ranger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiểm lâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரேஞ்சர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वनसंरक्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

korucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guardia forestale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ranger
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рейнджер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ranger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ranger
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ranger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ranger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ranger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ranger

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RANGER»

The term «ranger» is very widely used and occupies the 8.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RANGER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ranger

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4 QUOTES WITH «RANGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ranger.
1
Norm Dicks
So when people go to the park this summer, they are not going to have the same quality of a visit. There is not going to be a ranger out on the trail to tell them about the important cultural and historic areas within the Olympic National Park.
2
Harrison Ford
I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office.
3
Carl Hagelin
Ranger fans, they're expecting you to win, so you really want to show up every day.
4
Ricky Schroder
I weren't an actor, I'd be a wildlife biologist or forest ranger.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RANGER»

Discover the use of ranger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ranger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ranger Confidential: Living, Working, and Dying in the ...
Ranger Confidential is the story behind the scenery of the nation’s crown jewels—Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Great Smokies, Denali.
Andrea Lankford, 2010
2
A Park Ranger's Life: Thirty-two Years Protecting Our ...
A wild bear who favors Kentucky Fried Chicken A fugitive wanted in eight states A dog that saves his owner's life Wildland firefighters battling nature and fire A ghost haunting a colonial mansion Hikers who stay lost because they think ...
Bruce W. Bytnar, 2009
3
U.S. Army Ranger Handbook
A handbook of techniques and tactics used by the U.S. Army Rangers includes coverage of ambush operations, perimeter defense, counterintelligence, stealth, deception, and escape and evasion.
U. S. Department of Defense, 2007
4
Hey Ranger!: True Tales of Humor and Misadventure from ...
In his thirty years with the National Park Service, Jim Burnett has seen it all: boat ramp mishaps that have sent cars into the water; skunks in the outhouse and bears at the dumpster; visitors looking for the bridge over the Grand Canyon.
Jim Burnett, 2005
5
Epidemics and Ideas: Essays on the Historical Perception of ...
The chapters in this book, by acknowledged experts in the history of their periods, look at the ways in which the great epidemic diseases of the past--from classical Athens to the present day--have shaped not only our views of medicine and ...
Terence Ranger, Paul Slack, 1995
6
The King's Ranger: Thomas Brown and the American Revolution ...
The King's Ranger explores not only military history but also such aspects of the American past as colonial migration, upheaval in the backcountry... and the formation of new settlements in the Caribbean.
‎1999
7
Sua Sponte: The Forging of a Modern American Ranger
Granted unprecedented access to the training of this highly restricted component of America’s Special Operations Forces in a time of war, retired Navy captain Dick Couch tells the personal story of the young men who begin this difficult ...
Dick Couch, 2012
8
To Be a U. S. Army Ranger
Ranger candidates are expected to be able to do these tasks proficiently and thoroughly prior to arrival at Ranger School: 1. Maintain an M240G machine gun 2. Load, fire, correct malfunction, and unload an M240G 3. Perform operator's ...
Russ Bryant
9
US Army Ranger 1983-2002: Sua Sponte - Of Their Own Accord
This study of the US Army Ranger takes the reader through the distinct stages of training and acceptance, including the Ranger Indoctrination Program and Ranger Battalion training, and details the developments in Ranger weaponry, equipment ...
Mir Bahmanyar, 2012
10
The Lone Star Ranger
BOOK. II. THE. RANGER. CHAPTER. XV. West of the Pecos River Texas extended a vast wild region, barren in the north where the Llano Estacado spread its shifting sands, fertile in the south along the Rio Grande. A railroad marked an ...
Zane Grey, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RANGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ranger is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ranger Wins at St. Eustache‏
@NASCARHomeTrack • @andrew_ranger • St. Eustache, QC (July 26, 2015) In dramatic fashion Andrew Ranger and the #27 Mopar Parts Dodge team fought ... «Inside Track Motorsport News, Jul 15»
2
Army Ranger School's assessment of women has moved to the …
CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST, Ga. — Dozens of Ranger School students lined up at the base of a 3,166-foot tall mountain here on Tuesday morning, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
3rd try: 3 women to restart Ranger School Sunday
Three female soldiers will start Ranger School again on Sunday in a third attempt to make it through the grueling two-month course. The women were given the ... «ArmyTimes.com, Jun 15»
4
2015 Ford Ranger Australian specifications
The 2015 Ford Ranger line-up has been detailed — sans pricing — ahead of its Australian premiere in a few months time. Headlining the revised ... «CarAdvice, Jun 15»
5
All 8 women fail Ranger School: Some Rangers say standards …
On Friday, the Army announced that all the women who attempted to graduate from Ranger School had officially failed to meet the standards, according to a ... «Christian Science Monitor, May 15»
6
Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh, who played Game 7 on broken …
Long before Ryan McDonagh was the Rangers' captain, on May 25, 2012, he sat at his locker in the visitors' room at the Prudential Center in Newark with tears ... «New York Daily News, May 15»
7
Meet America's Oldest Active Park Ranger, Betty Reid Soskin
At 93, she's the oldest ranger on active duty in the entire U.S. National Park Service. Reid Soskin, who began her career as a ranger at age 85, was profiled by ... «People Magazine, May 15»
8
Rangers, Anton Stralman don't quite agree on reasons for split
Anton Stralman and Rangers coach Alain Vigneault (inset) have differing opinions on why Stralman left the Rangers in the offseason. Photo: AP; Getty Images ... «New York Post, May 15»
9
Rangers eliminate Capitals: What you need to know about Game 7
For the second year in a row the New York Rangers erased a 3-1 series deficit in the second round to advance to the Eastern Conference Final. And for the fifth ... «CBSSports.com, May 15»
10
All remaining female soldiers fail Ranger School's 'Darby Phase …
All eight female soldiers who survived the initial days of the first-ever Army Ranger School course to include women failed to make it to the second phase, but ... «Washington Post, May 15»

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