Definition of "ranger" []

• A wanderer; a rover. (noun)
• A member of an armed troop employed in patrolling a specific region. (noun)
• A member of a group of U.S. soldiers specially trained for making raids either on foot, in ground vehicles, or by airlift. (noun)
• A warden employed to maintain and protect a natural area, such as a forest or park. (noun)
• Chiefly British The keeper of a royal forest or park. (noun)

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• ""When a man hires out to be a ranger," Ross went on, "he don't expect to be a carpenter, or a stone mason; he expects to be a _ranger_!""
• "Within this publication, the term ranger force describes any size force consisting mainly of members of the ranger regiment and led by a member of the ranger regiment's chain of command."
• "For example, the ranger is automatically trained in Dungeoneering or Nature (your choice), and then can choose four others at first level from their class skills list – acrobatics, athletics, dungeoneering, endurance, heal, nature, perception, and stealth."