forest ranger

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noun

any of the officers employed by the government to supervise the care and preservation of forests, especially public forests.

Origin of forest ranger

First recorded in 1820–30

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Related Words for forest ranger

ranger, forester

Examples from the Web for forest ranger

Historical Examples of forest ranger

In these the black bear is the only forest-ranger of the family.
Bruin
Mayne Reid
A forest-ranger has to look after the forest just as a gardener has to tend a garden.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol
Lewis E. Theiss
"I'm a forest-ranger," and he threw back his coat, exhibiting a keystone shaped badge on his breast.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol
Lewis E. Theiss
"You are cowards," said the swallow, perching himself on the forest-ranger's weathercock, and peering out over the landscape.
The Queen Bee and Other Nature Stories
Carl Ewald

British Dictionary definitions for forest ranger

forest ranger

noun

mainly US and Canadian a government official who patrols and protects forests, wildlife, etc

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