Etymograph

English

rangemaster

From range + master.

A compound of range + master

Proto-Germanic *hringaz ‘ring, circle’

Frankish *hring

Old French rang ‘a rank, row’

Old French rengier ‘to range, rank’

Middle English rengen

English range

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

English master

Today it means

noun A police officer who has received special training on firearms safety and instruction.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rangemaster”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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