ranger

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

RANGER, noun 1. One that ranges; a rover; a robber. [Now little used.] 2. A dog that beats the ground. 3. In England, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business is to walk through the forest, watch the deer, present trespasses, etc.
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