Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ranger

3 senses of ranger

Sense 1
Texas Ranger, Ranger -- (a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier)
       => lawman, law officer, peace officer -- (an officer of the law)

Sense 2
fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger -- (an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest)
       => official, functionary -- (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
       => fireman, firefighter, fire fighter, fire-eater -- (a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)

Sense 3
commando, ranger -- (a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids)
       => serviceman, military man, man, military personnel -- (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty")