Need another word that means the same as “ranger”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “ranger” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Ranger” are: fire warden, forest fire fighter, texas ranger, commando, custodian, keeper, guardian, protector, preserver, curator
Ranger as a Noun
Definitions of "Ranger" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ranger” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest.
- A mounted soldier.
- A person or thing that wanders over a particular area.
- A member of a body of armed men.
- A commando.
- A keeper of a park, forest, or area of countryside.
- A member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier.
- A member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids.
- A member of the senior branch of the Guides.
Synonyms of "Ranger" as a noun (10 Words)
commando | A unit of commandos. A commando attack. |
curator | A keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection. The curator of drawings at the National Gallery. |
custodian | A person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something. The custodian of the Great Seal in Canada is always the Secretary of State. |
fire warden | A fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning. |
forest fire fighter | Land that is covered with trees and shrubs. |
guardian | A person who protects or defends something. I am acting as guardian of my late brother s family. |
keeper | A bar of soft iron placed across the poles of a horseshoe magnet to maintain its strength. Hazelnuts are good keepers. |
preserver | A skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture. The Benedictines have been best known as educators and as preservers of antique texts. |
protector | A regent in charge of a kingdom during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the sovereign. Ear protectors. |
texas ranger | An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest. |
Usage Examples of "Ranger" as a noun
- Park rangers.
- Rangers of the mountains.
Associations of "Ranger" (30 Words)
arboreal | Resembling a tree in form and branching structure. Arboreal rodents. |
bamboo | The hard woody stems of bamboo plants used in construction and crafts and fishing poles. A section of bamboo about four feet long. |
batten | Furnish with battens. Batten down a ship s hatches. |
botanical | A drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves. Botanical garden. |
bush | Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes. They have to spend a night camping in the bush. |
cane | A strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos reeds rattans or sugar cane. A cane coffee table. |
deforest | Remove the trees from. 404 000 sq km had been deforested. |
dendroid | A graptolite (fossil marine invertebrate) of a type that formed much-branched colonies, found chiefly in the Ordovician and Silurian periods. |
environmentalist | A person who is concerned about protecting the environment. The environmentalist movement. |
fence | Enclose or separate an area with a fence. Walkers may find themselves fenced out of the moor. |
forest | Denoting an area that was formerly a royal forest. A large tract of forest. |
garden | The flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden. They brought us tomatoes from their garden. |
glade | An open space in a wood or forest. Glades of birch. |
grove | Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth. An olive grove. |
guard | The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. The left guard was injured on the play. |
hedge | Hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge. He hedged at every new question. |
hiding | The state of being hidden. He went into hiding. |
house | The people living in a house a household. The museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture. |
invulnerable | Impossible to harm or damage. No state in the region is now invulnerable to attack by another. |
lodge | Be a lodger stay temporarily. Lodge a bullet in the table. |
park | Maneuver a vehicle into a parking space. A walk round the park. |
plantation | An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are grown. New conifer plantations. |
prairie | A treeless grassy plain. |
protect | Keep safe from harm or injury. Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain. |
protecting | Shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort. A protecting alibi. |
safe | Strongbox where valuables can be safely kept. You will be safe here. |
shelter | Provide shelter for. The hut sheltered him from the cold wind. |
table | Multiplication tables. More than 200 amendments to the bill have already been tabled. |
warden | The head of certain schools, colleges, or other institutions. The warden of a nature reserve. |