Texas Ranger
Americannoun
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a member of the Texas state police force or, especially formerly, of the mounted state police.
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a member of a semiofficial group of settlers organized to fight Indians and maintain order.
Example Sentences
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Norris went on to star in the 1980s films Missing In Action, Delta Force and Code of Silence, before featuring in TV show Walker, Texas Ranger.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Chuck Norris, the US martial artist and Hollywood action star most famous for his role in "Walker, Texas Ranger," has died, his family said Friday.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
He’d gotten the job after famed Texas Ranger, Joaquin Jackson, heard him singing in jail and connected him to local music promoter James “Happy” Shahan.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025
Hoover at the time recruited a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to begin to untangle the mystery shrouded by the Osage murders.
From Salon • Oct. 9, 2023
White then enlisted a stocky, garrulous, and blond-haired former Texas Ranger who, according to a superior, was best suited for situations “where there is any element of danger.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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