How do you use the word "ranger" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "ranger": Tom always thought he'd like to become a forest ranger. Tom is a forest ranger.

Ranger Meaning

/ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒə/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounOne who ranges; a rover.

nounOne who ranges; a rover., A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.

Sentence Examples

Tom always thought he'd like to become a forest ranger.

Tom is a forest ranger.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The national park ____ patrols the hiking trails daily to ensure visitor safety.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The park ____ guided the tourists along the trail and pointed out the local wildlife.

Word Origin & History

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.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The tamis raunger." — 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:

"Just like down in Texas when I was rangering, you just keep turning over rocks […]" — 1993, Robert Kammen, Rattlers Roost, page 59:

"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." — 2011, Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove:

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