ranger
nomverbecourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒə//
- États-Unis//ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒɚ//
- Australie//ˈɹæ̝ɪ̯nd͡ʒə//
One who ranges; a rover.
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One who ranges; a rover.
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One who ranges; a rover. A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.
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A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
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obsolèteThat which separates or arranges; a sieve.
The tamis raunger.
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A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
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In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
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A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.
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A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor.? Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *rinkanąder. Proto-Germanic *rankaz Frankish *rankbor.? Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengierbor. Middle English rengen English range Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ranger From range (verb) + -er.
verbe
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rareTo work as a ranger.
Just like down in Texas when I was rangering, you just keep turning over rocks […]
He saw men long dead whom he had rangered with, saw Pedro Flores and Pea Eye and a redheaded whore he had taken up with for a month in his riverboating days.
Formes
- pluriel
- rangers
- passé
- rangered
- participe passé
- rangered
- participe présent
- rangering
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- rangers