Snipe Definition
Origin of Snipe
The verb originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India where a hunter skilled enough to kill the elusive snipe was dubbed a "sniper". The term sniper was first attested in 1824 in the sense of the word "sharpshooter".
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Middle English probably from Old Norse -snīpa (as in mȳrisnīpa marsh snipe)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English "type of bird", from Old Norse -snipa, in myrisnipa (“moor snipe")
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