countersniper

English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ sniper.

Adjective

countersniper (not comparable)

1. Serving to prevent the shots of snipers.

Synonyms

• antisniper

Noun

countersniper (plural countersnipers)

1. A soldier trained to fight against snipers.
   • 2024 July 14, Laura Italiano and Kenneth Niemeyer, “Ex-Secret Service special agents explain why countersniper who saved Trump's life may have lost crucial seconds”, in Business Insider‎^[1]:

     "This countersniper made an amazingly quick decision and clearly saved Trump's life," Bill Pickle, the former special agent in charge of Al Gore's vice-presidential Secret Service detail, said.

   • 2024 July 23, Leanne Abraham, Helmuth Rosales, Elena Shao, Anjali Singhvi and Charlie Smart, “How the Trump Rally Gunman Had an Edge Over the Countersnipers”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     The New York Times used drone photography to build a 3-D model and recreate the lines of sight for both the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and three teams of countersnipers — two federal and one local.

   • 2024 August 3, Shawn Boburg, Samuel Oakford and Devlin Barrett, “‘We lost sight of him’: Radio traffic shows failed search for Trump rally shooter”, in The Washington Post‎^[3]:

     “Just an FYI, we had a younger white male, long hair, lurking around the AGR building,” a local countersniper said at 5:42 p.m., according to a time-stamped transcript of encrypted radio communications obtained by The Washington Post.