ranger

See also: Ranger

English

Etymology

From the verb range +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Translations

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Anagrams

French

Etymology 1

From English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.dʒœʁ/

Noun

ranger m (plural rangers)

  1. a ranger, one who looks after a region

Etymology 2

From rang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɑ̃.ʒe/
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Verb

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.
Conjugation

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.

  Conjugation of ranger (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive ranger avoir rangé
gerund en rangeant en ayant rangé
present participle rangeant
/ʁɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/
past participle rangé
/ʁɑ̃.ʒe/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present range
/ʁɑ̃ʒ/		 ranges
/ʁɑ̃ʒ/		 range
/ʁɑ̃ʒ/		 rangeons
/ʁɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/		 rangez
/ʁɑ̃.ʒe/		 rangent
/ʁɑ̃ʒ/
imperfect rangeais
/ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ/		 rangeais
/ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ/		 rangeait
/ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ/		 rangions
/ʁɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/		 rangiez
/ʁɑ̃.ʒje/		 rangeaient
/ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ/
past historic1 rangeai
/ʁɑ̃.ʒe/		 rangeas
/ʁɑ̃.ʒa/		 rangea
/ʁɑ̃.ʒa/		 rangeâmes
/ʁɑ̃.ʒam/		 rangeâtes
/ʁɑ̃.ʒat/		 rangèrent
/ʁɑ̃.ʒɛʁ/
future rangerai
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/		 rangeras
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/		 rangera
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/		 rangerons
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/		 rangerez
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/		 rangeront
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional rangerais
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/		 rangerais
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/		 rangerait
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/		 rangerions
/ʁɑ̃.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/		 rangeriez
/ʁɑ̃.ʒə.ʁje/		 rangeraient
/ʁɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior1 Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present range
/ʁɑ̃ʒ/		 ranges
/ʁɑ̃ʒ/		 range
/ʁɑ̃ʒ/		 rangions
/ʁɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/		 rangiez
/ʁɑ̃.ʒje/		 rangent
/ʁɑ̃ʒ/
imperfect1 rangeasse
/ʁɑ̃.ʒas/		 rangeasses
/ʁɑ̃.ʒas/		 rangeât
/ʁɑ̃.ʒa/		 rangeassions
/ʁɑ̃.ʒa.sjɔ̃/		 rangeassiez
/ʁɑ̃.ʒa.sje/		 rangeassent
/ʁɑ̃.ʒas/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— range
/ʁɑ̃ʒ/		 — rangeons
/ʁɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/		 rangez
/ʁɑ̃.ʒe/		 —
1literary tenses

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ranger

  1. imperative of rangere

Portuguese

FWOTD – 4 September 2014

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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), […]

Conjugation

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