Dictionary  rang•erPronunciation: (rān'jur), [key] —n. 1. See forest ranger. 2. one of a body of armed guards who patrol a region. 3. (cap.) a U.S. soldier in World War II specially trained for making surprise raids and attacks in small groups. Cf. commando (def. 1). 4. a soldier specially trained in the techniques of guerrilla warfare, esp. in jungle terrain. 5. a person who ranges or roves. 6. (esp. in Texas) a member of the state police. 7. Brit.a keeper of a royal forest or park. 8. Building Trades.wale1 (def. 5). 9. (cap.) one of a series of instrumented U.S. space probes launched in the 1960s that transmitted closeup pictures of the moon before impacting the lunar surface. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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