sniper

English

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Etymology

snipe +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪpə(r)

Noun

sniper (plural snipers)

1. A person who carries the professional title of sniper
2. A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
3. Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.

Translations

a person who carries the professional title of sniper

Armenian: սնայպեր (hy) (snayper), դիպուկահար (hy) (dipukahar) Catalan: franctirador (ca) m. Croatian: snajpèrist (hr) f. Finnish: tarkka-ampuja (fi) German: Sniper (de) m. Icelandic: leyniskytta (is) f.

Indonesian: penembak tersembunyi (id) Macedonian: снајперист (mk) (snajperíst) m. Russian: снайпер (ru) (snájper) m. Spanish: francotirador (es) m. Swedish: prickskytt (sv) Vietnamese: bắn tỉa (vi)

a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Armenian: սնայպեր (hy) (snayper), դիպուկահար (hy) (dipukahar) Catalan: franctirador (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 狙擊手 (zh), 狙击手 (zh) (jūjīshŏu) Croatian: snajpèrist (hr) f. Czech: odstřelovač (cs) m. Dutch: scherpschutter (nl) m., sluipschutter (nl) m. Esperanto: (male or female) snajpero (eo), (female) snajperino (eo) Finnish: tarkka-ampuja (fi) German: Scharfschütze (de) m., Scharfschützin (de) f., Heckenschütze (de) m., Heckenschützin (de) f. Hebrew: צלף (he) (tsaláf)

Hindi: please add this translation if you can Icelandic: leyniskytta (is) f. Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: please add this translation if you can Macedonian: снајперист (mk) (snajperíst) m. Persian: تک‌تیرانداز (fa) (taktirandaaz) Polish: snajper (pl) m. Russian: снайпер (ru) (snájper) m. Scottish Gaelic: snaidhpear (gd) m. Spanish: francotirador (es) m. Swedish: prickskytt (sv) c., krypskytt (sv) c. Urdu: please add this translation if you can

any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position

Armenian: սնայպեր (hy) (snayper), դիպուկահար (hy) (dipukahar) Croatian: snajpèrist (hr) f. Finnish: sala-ampuja (fi) Icelandic: leyniskytta (is) f.

Macedonian: стрелец (mk) (strélec) m., снајперист (mk) (snajperíst) m. Russian: снайпер (ru) (snájper) m. Scottish Gaelic: snaidhpear (gd) m.

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French: tireur isolé (fr) Italian: cecchino (it) m. Portuguese: franco-atirador (pt) m.

Serbo-Croatian: сна̀јпер (sh) m., snàjper (sh) m. Spanish: francotirador (es) m. Swedish: krypskytt (sv)

See also

• marksman
• sharpshooter

Anagrams

• repins, ripens, serpin