Meanings
nounforest ranger (plural forest rangers)
plural forest rangers
- A person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land.
Near-synonyms: forester, park ranger
Synonyms: forester, park ranger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land.
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Afrikaans boswagter
- boswagtera person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Bulgarian лесничей
- лесничей (lesničej)a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Catalan guardabosc
- guardabosca person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Chinese Mandarin 護林員 /护林员
- 護林員 /护林员 (hùlínyuán)a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Czech revírník, hajný
- revírníka person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
- hajnýa person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Danish skovrider
- skovridera person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Dutch boswachter
- boswachtera person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Finnish metsänvartija
- metsänvartijaa person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
French garde forestier
- garde forestiera person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
German Forstaufseher, Förster
- Forstaufsehera person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
- Förstera person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Greek δασονόμος, δασοκόμος
- δασονόμος (dasonómos)a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
- δασοκόμος (dasokómos)a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
- δασοφύλακας (dasofýlakas)a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Hungarian erdőőr
- erdőőra person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Indonesian jagawana, penjaga hutan
- jagawanaa person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
- penjaga hutana person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Italian guardia forestale
- guardia forestalea person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Malay polis hutan
- polis hutana person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Polish strażnik leśny
- strażnik leśnya person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Portuguese guarda florestal, polícia florestal
- guarda florestala person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
- polícia florestala person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Russian лесни́чий, лесни́к
- лесни́чий (lesníčij)a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
- лесни́к (lesník)a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Scottish Gaelic maor-coille
- maor-coillea person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Spanish guardabosque
- guardabosquea person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Swedish skogvaktare
- skogvaktarea person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Welsh fforestwr, coedwigwr
- fforestwra person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
- coedwigwra person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
Cite this entry
APA
forest ranger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20ranger
MLA
“forest ranger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20ranger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forest ranger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forest%20ranger.
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