Synonyms for ranger

Grammar : Noun

Spell : reyn-jer

Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪn dʒər

Définition of ranger

Origin : late 14c., "gamekeeper," agent noun from range (v.)). Attested from 1660s in sense of "man (often mounted) who polices an area." The elite U.S. combat unit is attested from 1942 (organized 1941).

noun patrol person

Example sentences :

He was ranger, as I said, to a great lord; and was quite a favourite, you see.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

He kept his Journals, and they clearly reveal how much of a ranger he was.
Extract from : « Ponteach » by Robert Rogers

The sheriff, like the good boomer that he was, interrupted the ranger's reply.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

Conditions between Helen and the ranger were now precisely reversed.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

To this the ranger made no reply, but a sense of loss filled his heart.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

"I didn't know he was dead till the ranger told me," he said.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

He smiled, and the sheriff smiled, but it was not so funny to the ranger.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

The old man did not reply as cheerily as the ranger expected him to do.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

The wish to see Helen brought instant change to the ranger's plan.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

But it was through her bearing that she appealed most strongly to the ranger and the coroner.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

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