sniper

English

Etymology

snipe +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Noun

sniper (plural snipers)

  1. A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
  2. Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.
  3. One who shoots from a concealed position.
    • 1874, Richard John Batt, The Maryland Continentals, 1780-1781‎:
      The British, having cleared the open field, now faced the problem of advancing through the trees into the sniper fire of several hundred Virginia militia.
  4. One who criticizes.
    • c. 1934, The Living Age‎, volume 351, page 30:
      No winnable seat has been found for Mr. H. L. Nathan, a powerful recruit from the Liberal ranks, and poor Mr. Wedgwood Benn, an invaluable sniper for a party in Opposition, has been out of Parliament now since 1931.
  5. (ice hockey slang) A player who specializes in scoring goals.
    Alexander Ovechkin is often regarded as the greatest sniper of his generation.

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French

Etymology

From English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /snaj.pœʁ/

Noun

sniper m (plural snipers)

  1. sniper (person, weapon)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sniper f

  1. plural indefinite of snipe

Portuguese

Noun

sniper m, f (plural snipers)

  1. (military) sniper (person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Synonyms

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