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RANGER
commando, ranger
(noun) a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ranger (plural rangers)
One who ranges; a rover.
A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.
A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
(obsolete) That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
(military) In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
(literature) (role-playing games) A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.
(role-playing games) A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.
Verb
ranger (third-person singular simple present rangers, present participle rangering, simple past and past participle rangered)
(rare, transitive) To work as a ranger.
Anagrams
• Garner, Garren, Graner, garner
Noun
Ranger (plural Rangers)
(sports) A player on any of various teams called Rangers, such as the Texas Rangers (in baseball) or the New York Rangers (in ice hockey).
Hyponyms
• Ger (Rangers FC, Scottish football team)
Proper noun
Ranger
A surname.
Anagrams
• Garner, Garren, Graner, garner
Source: Wiktionary
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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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