Sniper Definition

snīpər
snipers
noun
A skilled military shooter detailed to spot and pick off enemy soldiers from a concealed place.
American Heritage
A person, esp. a soldier, who snipes.
Webster's New World
One who shoots at other people from a concealed place.
American Heritage
A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
Wiktionary
Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.
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Other Word Forms of Sniper

Noun

Singular:
sniper
Plural:
snipers

Origin of Sniper

  • snipe +"Ž -er

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Sniper Sentence Examples

  • There is a soldier in the tower with a sniper rifle.

  • Capt A White survived the war, but fell to a sniper's bullet in Dublin in 1920.

  • If you are a sniper, don't stay in one spot for too long.

  • The sniper rifle is dead accurate too, meaning that one shot in the head is enough to kill almost any foe.

  • When he is about to get his head bashed in with a baseball bat, Stu asks the sniper to shoot the pimp.

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Words Starting With

SSNSNI

Words Ending With

RERPER

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