RANGERS

Noun

rangers

plural of ranger

Anagrams

• Garrens, Graners, garners

Noun

Rangers

plural of Ranger

Proper noun

the Rangers

(baseball) The team Texas Rangers, located in Arlington, Texas.

(ice hockey) The team New York Rangers, located in New York City.

(football) The team Rangers F.C, located in Glasgow.

Anagrams

• Garrens, Graners, garners

Source: Wiktionary


RANGER

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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DIRECTIONALITY

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