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part soldier, part naturalist, all the badass who walks into the wild on purpose
means A person who patrols and protects a forest, park, or wilderness area, or a member of a roving armed force trained to operate in rough country.
from From "range" — to roam over a wide area — which traces back through Old French "ranger" (to arrange in a line, set in order) and ultimately to a Frankish root for a row or rank. So a "ranger" was first simply one who ranged, who covered ground; by the late medieval period the word had settled onto the keepers who roamed and guarded English royal forests. The military sense — mobile fighters who range ahead of the main force — grew naturally from the same image of someone who travels far across hostile terrain.
- oldest force
- American rangers date to the 1670s frontier
- creed
- Rangers lead the way, literally their motto
- solo patrol
- Some park rangers cover thousands of acres alone
- hat tax
- The flat campaign hat survives a century of weather
- texas legend
- Texas Rangers predate the state itself
texas rangers — mlb team based in arlington, texas, won world series in 2023
power rangers — japanese tokusatsu franchise debuted in 1993, spawned 30+ series
park ranger — national park service employees who patrol and protect us federal lands
rogers' rangers — british-american militia unit led by robert rogers during french and indian war, 1755-1761