Texas Ranger

noun

: a member of a formerly mounted police force in Texas

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The last episode of 9-1-1: Lone Star ended with the Texas Ranger (played by Rafael Silva) discovering that his father, prior to his murder, had suspected Ranger Campbell (Parker Young) was selling out their confidential informants. Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024 For Texas Ranger Brandon Bess, almost everything about the Mary Catherine Edwards case was different. Natalie Morales, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2024 Eastwood co-stars as a set-in-his-ways Texas Ranger assigned to work with Sally Gerber (Laura Dern), a criminologist aiding the manhunt whose empathetic views force him to reconsider his own past with Butch. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 As the 9-1-1: Lone Star couple approaches their one-year wedding anniversary, Carlos (Rafael Silva) has been spending his evenings pouring himself into his work as a Texas Ranger and investigating his father's murder — which apparently leaves him too tired to spend time with TK (Ronen Rubinstein). Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Texas Ranger 

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Texas Ranger was in 1846

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“Texas Ranger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Texas%20Ranger. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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