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forest ranger
noun
: an officer charged with the patrolling and guarding of a forest
especially
: one in charge of the management and protection of a portion of a public forest
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Jack De Mave, who portrayed a U.S. forest ranger on Lassie and an unconventional date for Valerie Harper’s Rhoda Morgenstern on the second episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died.
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Think of forest rangers trained to spot the faintest signs of a wildfire.
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Amarandhar Kotha, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
First responders — including sheriff’s deputies, state forest rangers, state police and local firefighters — descended on the crash scene around 6 p.m.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Nov. 2024
First responders — including sheriff's deputies, state forest rangers, state police and local firefighters — descended on the crash site in the town of Windham, New York, in the Catskills, following the 6:10 p.m. crash on Sunday, the Green County Sheriff's Office said in a series of statements.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
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“Forest ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest%20ranger. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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forest ranger
noun
: a person in charge of the management and protection of a forest
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