1. A division of the armed forces trained in close-combat and raiding tactics.
2. Any of a number of Texan lawmen operating on the open range.
3. Federally employed caretakers of our national wildlife preserves.
4. A
warrior class in the D&
D game characterised by the good base attack bonus, 10-sided hit die, and a selection of druid spells and woodcraft-related skills.
5. One o' them rangers. Dangerous folk they are, livin' in the wild... around here we just call him Strider.
And what would a mere ranger know of such things?
This is no mere ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your alliegance.
5. In the works of JRR Tolkien, warriors of
Numenorian descent living in the north, called
Dunedain, or in the sound, called the Rangers of Illithien. They were
woodsmen and fighters, trained in combatting Orcs, Trolls, and undead, who patrolled the areas of Gondor and the Shire to keep its borders safe from the Shadow of the Enemy.
One o' them rangers. Dangerous folk they are, livin' in the wild... around here we just call him
Strider.
And what would a mere
ranger know of such things?
This is no mere ranger. He is
Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your alliegance.