Ranger vs. Hunter — What's the Difference?

A wanderer; a rover.

One who hunts game.

A member of an armed troop employed in patrolling a specific region.

A dog bred or trained for use in hunting.

Ranger A member of a group of US soldiers specially trained for making raids either on foot, in ground vehicles, or by airlift.

A horse, typically a strong fast jumper, that has been bred or trained for use in hunting.

An officer employed to maintain and protect a publicly owned site or tract of land, such as a national forest or a state park.

One who searches for or seeks something

Chiefly British The keeper of a royal forest or park.

Hunter green.

One who ranges; a rover.

One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.

A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.

A dog used in hunting.

A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.

A horse used in hunting, especially a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

(obsolete) That which separates or arranges; a sieve.

One who hunts or seeks after anything.

A dog that beats the ground in search of game.

(psychology) A person who bottles up their aggression and eventually releases it explosively.

(military) In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.

A kind of spider, the huntsman or hunting spider.

A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.

A pocket watch with a spring-hinged circular metal cover that closes over the dial and crystal, protecting them from dust and scratches.

(role-playing games) A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.

One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a huntsman.

To work as a ranger.

A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a hunting dog.

One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.

A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred, bred and trained for hunting.

That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve.

One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as, a fortune hunter a place hunter.

A dog that beats the ground in search of game.

A kind of spider. See Hunting spider, under Hunting.

One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot.

A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected by a metallic cover.

The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business 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, etc.

Someone who hunts game

A member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

A person who searches for something;

An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest

A watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal

A member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids