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ranger

rang·er [ ráynjər ] (plural rang·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. official overseeing countryside area: somebody whose job is to oversee, protect, and patrol a forest or an area of natural beauty such as a national park

2. U.S. member of rural police unit: a member of an armed law-enforcement unit in parts of the United States, especially Texas

3. wanderer: somebody who wanders

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