: one of a body of organized armed men who range over a region especially to enforce the law
b
: a soldier specially trained in close-range fighting and in raiding tactics
Examples of ranger in a Sentence
She's now a ranger at a national forest in Montana.
We were fortunate enough to get a tour from a ranger when we visited Yellowstone National Park.
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One park ranger, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, said the talking points prevent rangers from telling the public the truth.—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025 National parks, monuments and other sites will close to the public, with rangers furloughed and facilities shut down.—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 The Trump administration has enforced a hiring freeze, targeted federal offices in California for closure and terminated many of the 147,000 federal employees across the state, ranging from U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers to National Park Service rangers.—The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025 The site, its officers, and its rangers, have been recognized worldwide for conservation and geotourism efforts—standing out especially in a country that’s deemed the deadliest in the continent for environmental defenders.—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ranger
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