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RANGER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
Synonyms:
commando; ranger
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ranger" is a kind of...):
man; military man; military personnel; serviceman (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
Synonyms:
fire warden; forest fire fighter; ranger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("ranger" is a kind of...):
fire-eater; fire fighter; firefighter; fireman (a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)
functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ranger"):
coyote (a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
Synonyms:
Ranger; Texas Ranger
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Ranger" is a kind of...):
law officer; lawman; peace officer (an officer of the law)
