Ranger Explained
A ranger is typically someone in a law enforcement or military/paramilitary role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called "ranging" or "scouting". The term most often refers to:
- Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands and forests.
Ranger or Rangers may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Publications
Fictional entities
- Rangers (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero team
- Ranger (Middle-earth), a fictional group by the Dúnedain of the North and South in the third age
- Ranger, a character class in many fantasy and science fiction games such as the Ranger in Dungeons & Dragons
- Ranger (Transformers)
- Rangers, fictional warriors in the television special
- Rangers, in Poul Anderson's The Corridors of Time
- Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional military unit portrayed in Spearhead (TV series)
- Power Rangers, an American franchise built around a live action children's television series
Other uses in culture
Law enforcement/paramilitary
United States
Elsewhere
Military
Asia
Europe
- Army Ranger Wing, the elite special operations forces of the Irish Defence Forces
- 4th Alpini Paratroopers Regiment, a ranger regiment of the Italian Army specializing in mountain combat
- Rangers Battalion (North Macedonia), a special operations force in the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia
- Special Operations Troops Centre, the counter-terrorist and unconventional warfare special forces division of the Portuguese Army, nicknamed Rangers
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- Former
- Royal Irish Rangers, a regiment of the British Army until 1992. Soldiers with the rank of Private in the Royal Irish Regiment (since 1992) are given the designation of "Ranger"
- The Rangers (British regiment), a volunteer unit of the British Army, originally formed in 1860
- Connaught Rangers, a Regiment of the British Army, disbanded 1922
- 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers), line infantry regiment of the army formed in 1793 and disbanded in 1881
- Adams' Rangers, a unit in the American Revolutionary War
- Butler's Rangers, a unit in the American Revolutionary War
- King's Rangers, a unit in the American Revolutionary War
- Queen's Rangers, a unit in the American Revolutionary War
- Rogers' Rangers, a unit in the French and Indian War
- Burke's Rangers, irregular skirmisher infantry unit formed in 1747 for service in King George's War, disbanded in 1762
- Danks' Rangers, irregular skirmisher infantry unit formed in 1756 for service in the French and Indian War, disbanded in 1762
- Gorham's Rangers, irregular skirmisher infantry unit formed in 1744 for service in King George's War, disbanded in 1762
North America
- Rogers' Rangers, an 18th-century predecessor to several modern Ranger companies
- Canada
- Current
- Former
- Pacific Coast Militia Rangers, irregular World War II volunteer force and a forerunner to the Canadian Rangers
- The Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment)
- The York Rangers, a Canadian Army reserve infantry regiment amalgamated into The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)
- The Manitoba Rangers, a Canadian Army reserve infantry regiment converted to artillery, now known as the 26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA
- 23rd Alberta Rangers, a Canadian Army reserve cavalry regiment amalgamated into the 19th Alberta Dragoons (now part of the South Alberta Light Horse)
- 127th Battalion (12th York Rangers), CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- 172nd Battalion (Rocky Mountain Rangers), CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- 176th Battalion (Niagara Rangers), CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- 199th Battalion Duchess of Connaught's Own Irish Rangers, CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- 220th Battalion (12th Regiment York Rangers), CEF, a World War I unit of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
- The Rocky Mountain Rangers (1885), a Canadian irregular cavalry / mounted infantry unit that served in the North-West Rebellion of 1885
- Caldwell's Western Rangers, a Canadian militia skirmisher infantry unit in the War of 1812
- United States
- Current
- Former
- Goodyear Ranger, a commercial blimp purchased by the U.S. Navy during World War II for use as a training airship
- Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers, a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War
- Hawk Mountain Ranger School, a ground search and rescue school within the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
- Indiana Rangers, a 19th-century mounted militia force
- Knowlton's Rangers, the U.S.'s first espionage organization
- Loudoun Rangers, a Union Army unit in the Civil War
- McNeill's Rangers, a Confederate Army unit in the Civil War
- Missouri Rangers, a 19th-century militia created during War of 1812
- Oregon Rangers, a 19th-century militia
- Terry's Texas Rangers, a Confederate Army unit in the Civil War
- United States Mounted Rangers, serving on the Great Plains, 1832-1833
- United States Rangers in the War of 1812
- Whitcomb's Rangers, a Continental Army unit in the Revolutionary War
Places
United States
Other places
Scouting
Sports
Association football
Gaelic football
Baseball
- Arizona League Rangers, a minor league team in Surprise, Arizona
- Dallas Rangers, a minor league team in Dallas, Texas
- Dominican Summer League Rangers, a minor league team in the Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Drew Rangers baseball, the team of Drew University in Madison, NJ
- Gastonia Rangers, a minor league team in Gastonia, North Carolina
- Texas Rangers (baseball), a Major League Baseball team in Arlington, Texas
- Toowoomba Rangers, a club in Toowoomba, Queensland
Ice hockey
- Binghamton Rangers, an American Hockey League team in Binghamton, New York
- Colorado Rangers, a 1987-1988 International Hockey League team in Denver, Colorado
- Denver Rangers, a 1988-1989 International Hockey League team in Denver, Colorado
- Drummondville Rangers, a junior team in Drummondville, Quebec
- Earls Court Rangers, an English National League team in West London, England
- Fort Worth Rangers, played 1941–42 in the AHA, and 1945–49 in the USHL
- Glanbrook Rangers, a Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League team in Glanbrook, Ontario
- Kitchener Rangers, an Ontario Hockey League team in Kitchener, Ontario
- New York Rangers, a National Hockey League team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan
- North York Rangers, a Metro Junior A Hockey League team in North York, Ontario
- South Grenville Rangers, an Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League team in South Grenville, Ontario
- Toronto Young Rangers, an Ontario Hockey Association team in Toronto
- Winnipeg Rangers (disambiguation)
Rugby
US college sports
Other sports
Transportation
Air
Land
Water
Other uses
See also
