forest ranger
noun
any of the officers employed by the government to supervise the care and preservation of forests, especially public forests.
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Origin of forest ranger
First recorded in 1820–30
Words nearby forest ranger
forest green, forest grove, forest hill, forest of dean, forest park, forest ranger, forest reserve, forest service, forest tent caterpillar, forestaff, forestage
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Example sentences from the Web for forest ranger
"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. TheissA 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"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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