(rān′jər) noun
1. One who or that which ranges; a rover.
2. One of an armed band, usually mounted, designed to protect large tracts of country.
3. One of a herd of cattle that feeds on a range.
4. Brit. A government official in charge of a royal forest or park: formerly a gamekeeper.
5. U.S. A warden employed in patrolling forest tracts.
—rang′·er·ship noun

(rān′jər) noun
One of a select group of U. S. soldiers who were trained for raiding action on enemy territory: the equivalent of the English Commando.