'Ranger' definitions:
Definition of 'Ranger'
From: WordNet
noun
A member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier [syn: Texas Ranger, Ranger]
noun
An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest [syn: fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger]
noun
A member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit- and-run raids [syn: commando, ranger]
Definition of 'Ranger'
From: GCIDE
- Ranger \Ran"ger\ (r[=a]n"j[~e]r), n.
- 1. One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve. [Obs.] "The tamis ranger." --Holland. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A dog that beats the ground in search of game. [1913 Webster]
- 4. One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc. [Eng.]
- Note: Rangers in U.S. national parks and national monuments perform a similar function. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'ranger'
From: GCIDE
- Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[aum]l, Icel. selr.] (Zool.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and Otariidae. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea lion}, sea leopard, sea bear, or ursine seal, fur seal, and sea elephant. The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), the hooded seal ({Cystophora cristata}), and the ringed seal (Phoca foetida), are northern species. See also Eared seal, Harp seal, Monk seal, and Fur seal, under Eared, Harp, Monk, and Fur. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. [1913 Webster]
- Harbor seal (Zool.), the common seal (Phoca vitulina). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled seal}, native seal, river seal, bay seal, {land seal}, sea calf, sea cat, sea dog, dotard, ranger, selchie, tangfish. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ranger'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air warden,
- arboriculturist,
- attendant,
- Audubon Society,
- caretaker,
- castellan,
- conservationist,
- conservator,
- curator,
- custodian,
- deliverer,
- elite corps,
- elite troops,
- forest ranger,
- forester,
- game warden,
- gamekeeper,
- governor,
- guardian,
- guardian angel,
- guardsmen,
- Gurkhas,
- janitor,
- keeper,
- lifeguard,
- lifesaver,
- logger,
- lumberjack,
- lumberman,
- marines,
- National Wildlife Service,
- next friend,
- paratroops,
- preservationist,
- preserver,
- prochein ami,
- rescuer,
- safekeeper,
- saver,
- savior,
- shepherd,
- shock troops,
- Sierra Club,
- silviculturist,
- Special Forces,
- special troops,
- SS,
- steward,
- storm troops,
- taxidermist,
- timberman,
- tree farmer,
- Waffen-SS,
- warden,
- warder,
- wood chopper,
- woodcraftsman,
- woodcutter,
- woodman,
- woodsman
Ranger, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Ranger, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
Population (2000) :
85
Housing Units (2000) :
44
Land area (2000) :
0.816120 sq. miles (2.113741 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.816120 sq. miles (2.113741 sq. km)
FIPS code :
63560
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
34.500175 N, 84.711392 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
30734
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Ranger, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Ranger, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
2584
Housing Units (2000) :
1214
Land area (2000) :
7.002005 sq. miles (18.135110 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.132949 sq. miles (0.344337 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
7.134954 sq. miles (18.479447 sq. km)
FIPS code :
60632
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
32.470102 N, 98.676734 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
76470
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.