ranger

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
  2. noun an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
  3. noun a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

Etymology

From range (verb) + -er.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Texas Ranger

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