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RANGER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RANGER?

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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Ranger as a Noun
Definitions of "Ranger" as a noun
Synonyms of "Ranger" as a noun (10 Words)
Usage Examples of "Ranger" as a noun
Associations of "Ranger" (30 Words)

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.*