Phrase guide

forest ranger

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: forester, park ranger

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forester, park ranger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ranger, person

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: boswagter — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Armenian: անտառապահ (antaṙapah) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Azerbaijani: meşəbəyi — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Bulgarian: лесничей (lesničej) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Catalan: guardabosc — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Chinese Mandarin: 護林員 /护林员 (hùlínyuán) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Czech: revírník — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Czech: hajný — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Danish: skovrider — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Dutch: boswachter — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Finnish: metsänvartija — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • French: garde forestier — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • West-Frisian: boskwachter — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • German: Forstaufseher — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • German: Förster — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Greek: δασονόμος (dasonómos) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Greek: δασοκόμος (dasokómos) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Greek: δασοφύλακας (dasofýlakas) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Hungarian: erdőőr — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Indonesian: jagawana — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Indonesian: penjaga hutan — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Ingrian: metsävahti — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Italian: guardia forestale — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Kyrgyz: токойчу (tokoycu) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Polish: strażnik leśny — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Portuguese: guarda florestal — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Portuguese: polícia florestal — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Russian: лесни́чий (lesníčij) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Russian: лесни́к (lesník) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Scottish Gaelic: maor-coille — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Spanish: guardabosque — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Swedish: skogvaktare — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Ottoman Turkish: قوریجی (korucu, korıcı) — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Yoruba: aṣọ́gbó — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Yoruba: wogbó-wogbó — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land
  • Yoruba: awọ́gbó — a person entrusted with protecting and preserving public forested land