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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 Hills, forestick, forestland, Forest of Dean, Forest Park, forest ranger, forest reserve, forestry, Forest Service, forest tent caterpillar, Forestville

How to use forest ranger in a sentence

Among the last holdouts is Delancey Wells, a former forest ranger who maneuvers her way into a job at the Every with the hope of tanking it from the inside.
What if Facebook and Amazon merged? Dave Eggers imagines our dystopian future|Sarah Todd|August 26, 2021|Quartz
The Forest Ranger must be a man who is physically sound and capable of enduring great hardships.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
Each Forest Ranger works and studies over his plans for the next year with which he hopes to protect his district from fire.
Our National Forests|Richard H. Douai Boerker
He is a forest ranger, and has authority over things besides trees.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge|Frank Gee Patchin

Clyde Wendell, guarded by a forest ranger, sat propped carelessly back in his chair, a look of amused contempt on his face.
The Missing Formula|Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
It seemed a strange thing for me to be trying to explain forestry to a forest ranger, but so it was.
The Young Forester|Zane Grey

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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forest ranger

Origin of forest ranger

Words nearby forest ranger

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How to use forest ranger in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for forest ranger