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ranger

 
Dictionary: rang·er   (rān'jər) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A wanderer; a rover.
  2. A member of an armed troop employed in patrolling a specific region.
  3. Ranger A member of a group of U.S. soldiers specially trained for making raids either on foot, in ground vehicles, or by airlift.
    1. A warden employed to maintain and protect a natural area, such as a forest or park.
    2. Chiefly British. The keeper of a royal forest or park.

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WordNet: ranger
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
  Synonyms: fire warden, forest fire fighter

Meaning #2: a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
  Synonym: commando


 
Translations: Ranger
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilsynsførende, opsyns(mand) (f.eks. i naturpark), soldat (ofte bereden el. medlem af specielt amerikansk politikorps), vandringsmand

Nederlands (Dutch)
boswachter, bereden soldaat, commando

Français (French)
n. - (Écol, Agric) garde forestier, (US) gendarme à cheval

Deutsch (German)
n. - Förster, Aufseher, Ranger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δασάρχης, δασονόμος, δασοφύλακας, έφιππος αστυνομικός, (ΗΠΑ) καταδρομέας, κομάντο, λοκατζής

Italiano (Italian)
guardaboschi, (US) poliziotto statale, soldato a cavallo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guarda-florestal

Русский (Russian)
лесник, конный солдат

Español (Spanish)
n. - guardabosque, guarda forestal, soldado de un comando

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skogvaktare, ridande polis, vandringsman

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
国有森林护林员, 国家公园管理员, 骑兵巡逻队员, 巡警队队员, 王室护林官, 王苑园林官, 突击队员, 别动队员

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 國有森林護林員, 國家公園管理員, 騎兵巡邏隊員, 巡警隊隊員, 王室護林官, 王苑園林官, 突擊隊員, 別動隊員

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 산림 경비대, 기마 경찰대원, 방랑자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 森林巡視員, 地域巡回警官, 特別攻撃隊員, うろつく人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جارس, الغابه أو الحديقه, الجوال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שומר-יערות, צופה, איש-חוק, שוטר, איש קומנדו‬


 
 
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