sniper

noun

Definition of snipernext
as in gun
a person who shoots at another person from a hidden place The soldiers were attacked by a sniper.

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  1. gun
  2. rifleman
  3. gunner
  4. sharpshooter
Noun
  • During the incident, Marcus Evans, 31, was contacted by police in connection with a report that a man had threatened a woman with a gun.
    Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • My experience with guns has been so intermittent throughout my life.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of gun
Noun
  • Who is Daniel Penny? Penny, a former Marine sergeant, served as a rifleman to Camp Lejeune from 2017 to 2021.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Averin Valeriy Vasilievich, a 52-year-old rifleman with the 153rd Tank Regiment, took the kettle and left the trench to fetch water.
    David Axe, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of rifleman
Noun
  • The idea behind them is that these brightly-burning rounds are loaded into the ammo feed at intervals of four-to-one with the more lethal ones so that the gunner can see where the spray of shot is flying.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The Ukrainians to their credit shrugged off Russia’s apparent artillery superiority in Kursk, correctly surmising that befuddled gunners are useless gunners.
    David Axe, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of gunner
Noun
  • The document said other sources included Remington, Hornady, Alliant Powder and USA Shooting, which has trained Olympic sharpshooters since the 1970s and oversees local, state and national rifle, pistol and shotgun competitions.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
  • After her stone-cold expression went viral at the Paris Olympics, sharpshooter Kim Ye-Ji will play the role of an actual assassin in an upcoming Korean series.
    Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of sharpshooter
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