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Ranger

Ranger

∞ 7.6
A person who works for Texas state police and stops crime on highways
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪndʒər/
  • US
translation icon : Texas Ranger
  • As he sits atop his steed, a medium shot shows the Ranger scanning the horizon from left to right.
  • Texas Ranger
  • Rangers and Indians
  • Ranger's horse

Examples

  • This is Red Garnett of the Texas Rangers.

    A Perfect World (1993)

  • The Lone Ranger and Tonto become brothers of a sort, the Ranger being the older, wiser brother.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Texas Ranger, how about you?

    Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

  • We had few cases where Rangers were arrested.

  • They get back to the Ranger station and one of the older Rangers starts yelling at him and says you went up them, didn't you?

  • Despite their valiant efforts, the Rangers are being overwhelmed by the fierce combatants.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The Texas Ranger helped maintain order during the storm, ensuring the safety of residents.

  • As a Texas Ranger, he was responsible for patrolling vast areas of the frontier.

  • The legendary Texas Ranger stood watch over the cattle drives to protect them from thieves.

Synonyms

trooper
vsRanger
  • US
112 4.1

A police officer who rides a horse to watch streets and crowds

is specifically linked to one state's highway patrol and frontier history
patrolman
vsRanger
  • US
28 4.2

A police officer who walks around an area to keep people safe

applies instead to a statewide highway role and historic mounted duties
Texas Ranger
vsRanger
  • US
22 4.6

A member of the Texas state police who enforces the law

is the state's highway patrol member and historic frontier mounted role

Compounds

Texas Ranger
  • US
22 4.6

A member of the Texas state police who enforces the law

Lone Ranger
3 7.7

A person who acts alone to solve problems

Surface Forms

Ranger singular
Rangers plural

Morphology

Ranger = range (transparent) = range + er

Productive agentive suffix '-er' added to the verb 'range' yields 'one who ranges/patrols', a meaning derivable by learners.

Etymology

Ranger comes from the old verb range, which meant 'to set in order' and later 'to move across an area'. So a Ranger is literally someone who 'ranges' — moves over land to watch, patrol, and keep order, which is why the Texas Rangers were frontier law officers.