Rān'ger, n.
(rān'jer), n. 1. One who ranges; a rover; a robber. [Rare.] Spenser.
Sense 2. That which separates into parts; specifically, a sieve. [Obs.] “The tamis ranger.” Holland.
Sense 3. A dog that beats the ground. Gay.
Sense 4. One of a body of mounted troops, armed with short muskets, who range over the country around, and often fight on foot.
Sense 5. A sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king’s letters patent, whose business formerly was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, &c. [Eng.] P. Cyc.