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Vinony

ranger

noun

  1. protected area guardian
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒə/ / /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒɚ/ / /ˈɹæ̝ɪ̯nd͡ʒə/

name

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor.? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *rinkanąder. Proto-Germanic *rankaz Frankish *rankbor.? Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengierbor. Middle English rengen English range Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ranger From range (verb) + -er.

  1. One who ranges; a rover.
  2. One who ranges; a rover.
  3. A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
  4. That which separates or arranges; a sieve.

    “The tamis raunger.”

  5. A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
  6. In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
  7. A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.
  8. A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor.? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *rinkanąder. Proto-Germanic *rankaz Frankish *rankbor.? Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengierbor. Middle English rengen English range Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ranger From range (verb) + -er.

  1. To work as a ranger.

    “Just like down in Texas when I was rangering, you just keep turning over rocks […]”

    “He saw men long dead whom he had rangered with, saw Pedro Flores and Pea Eye and a redheaded whore he had taken up with for a month in his riverboating days.”