one of a body of armed guards who patrol a region.
3.
(initial capital letter) a U.S. soldier in World War II specially trained for making surprise raids and attacks in small groups. Compare commando(def. 1).
4.
a soldier specially trained in the techniques of guerrilla warfare, esp. in jungle terrain.
(initial capital letter) one of a series of instrumented U.S. space probes launched in the 1960s that transmitted closeup pictures of the moon before impacting the lunar surface.
1388, "gameskeeper," from range (n.)). Attested from 1670 in sense of "man (often mounted) who polices an area." Modern military sense of "member of an elite U.S. combat unit" is attested from 1942 (organized 1941).
Ranger, GA (town, FIPS 63560) Location: 34.50009 N, 84.71146 W Population (1990): 153 (75 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30734
Ranger, TX (city, FIPS 60632) Location: 32.47009 N, 98.67434 W Population (1990): 2803 (1362 housing units) Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76470
Ran"ger\, n. 1. One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber. 2. That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve. [Obs.] "The tamis ranger." --Holland. 3. A dog that beats the ground in search of game. 4. One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot. 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.]
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