ranger

Everyday

1. A ranger is a person whose job is to look after a park, forest or wild area, protect its animals and plants, and help and guide visitors. tree →
2. In some armies, a ranger is a specially trained soldier. tree →
3. In stories, a ranger is someone who wanders and guards wild lands. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday life and safety: in national parks (USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK) rangers give talks, mark trails, warn about danger such as bears, fires or floods, and rescue lost walkers — if you are lost or hurt in a park, find a ranger. In science, rangers count animals and stop poachers. Phrases: park ranger, forest ranger, ranger station, junior ranger.

Examples

• The park ranger showed us how to tell a bear track from a dog track. tree →
• Ask a ranger before you light a campfire. tree →
• The ranger station is at the start of the trail. tree →
• Rangers counted the koalas in the forest. tree →
• I earned a Junior Ranger badge at Yellowstone. tree →
• A ranger closed the path because of the flood. tree →
• In the story, the ranger guarded the forest from the wolves. tree →

Note

Countable: a ranger, rangers. Rangers are helpers you can trust in parks, like police officers in a town; they usually wear a uniform and a badge. Do not confuse with «range» (a row of mountains, or a set of numbers from smallest to largest).