ranger

From the verb range +‎ -er.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪndʒə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪndʒɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪndʒə(ɹ)

ranger (plural rangers)

1. One who ranges; a rover.
   1. A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.
2. A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
3. (obsolete) That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
   • Holland

     The tamis ranger.

4. A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
5. (military) In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
6. (literature) (role-playing games) A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.
7. (role-playing games) A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.

• Garner, Garren, Graner, garner

From English.

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.dʒœʁ/

ranger m (plural rangers)

1. a ranger, one who looks after a region

From rang.

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.ʒe/

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ranger

1. to order, to arrange
2. to put away, to put aside, to stack away, to stow
3. (reflexive, se ranger) to go along

   Elle s'est rangée à son avis.

   She went along with him.

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written range- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

• “ranger” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

ranger

1. imperative of rangere

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ̃.ˈʒe(ɾ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ̃.ˈʒeɾ/

ranger (first-person singular present indicative ranjo, past participle rangido)

1. (intransitive) to creak (to make a prolonged sharp squeaking sound)
   • 2012 (originally 2011), George R. R. Martin, Alexandre Martins (translator), Ruas Estranhas (originally Down these strange streets), Casa da Palavra, page 212:

     A maldita porta rangeu quando a abri.

     The damn door creaked when I opened it.

2. (transitive) to grind (one’s teeth)
   • 2012, Mary Bath-Balogh, Margareth J. Fehrenbach,, Anatomia, Histologia e Embriologia dos Dentes e Estruturas Orofaciais, Elsevier, page 358:

     Em pacientes que apresentam o hábito de apertamento dental ou de ranger os dentes (bruxismo), […]

     In patients who exhibit the habit dental squeezing or of grinding their teeth (bruxism), […]