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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Recent Examples of sniper
Mullin awarded the officers medals for their heroic actions during the attack, when a sniper fired 17 shots from a nearby rooftop at the Dallas facility.
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Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Armed guards patrolled federal buildings; machine-gun-toting snipers perched on rooftops.
—Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026
The White House snipers on the roof can see 1,000 yards in every direction.
—Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The only thing that prevented a shutout was Ross Colton plucking in a rebound off Brent Burns’ sniper off Hart’s chest.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
Russian forces have even deployed specialty sniper teams to take down these drones.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
According to the opposition and human-rights advocates, the group of cops only acted that day in Llaguno Bridge to defend civilians against snipers and Chavez’s armed supporters, known as colectivos.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Early systems, however, were expensive, heavy, temperamental, and suited mainly to reconnaissance or sniper roles.
—David Szondy
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
According to the expert, extreme-range sniper capability cannot be attributed to a single technological improvement or platform alone.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Armed guards patrolled federal buildings; machine-gun-toting snipers perched on rooftops.
—Sarita Gupta, Time, 2 June 2026
The White House snipers on the roof can see 1,000 yards in every direction.
—Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The only thing that prevented a shutout was Ross Colton plucking in a rebound off Brent Burns’ sniper off Hart’s chest.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
Russian forces have even deployed specialty sniper teams to take down these drones.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
According to the opposition and human-rights advocates, the group of cops only acted that day in Llaguno Bridge to defend civilians against snipers and Chavez’s armed supporters, known as colectivos.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Early systems, however, were expensive, heavy, temperamental, and suited mainly to reconnaissance or sniper roles.
—David Szondy
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
According to the expert, extreme-range sniper capability cannot be attributed to a single technological improvement or platform alone.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniper
Noun
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Today, visitors can explore the fortress, spread out for a picnic on the green lawn and take in sweeping views of America’s Oldest City from the gun deck.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Federal agents raided a Hobart pawn shop Monday where former New Chicago Police Chief Earl Mayo allegedly sold a gun tied to an active police investigation, FBI spokeswoman Chris Bavender confirmed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Daniel Detcom is now a junior sergeant in the Ukrainian armed forces and previously served as a rifleman and drone operator.—
Jasmin Sykes,
CNN Money,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Marine Corps said Rubio was trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The gunner reps, the jammer reps.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Is Tre Johnson just a gunner, or is there more to build around?—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The head is brown to black and has several ivory to yellowish spots, which helps separate it from its native counterpart, the smoke-tree sharpshooter.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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But on Sunday, Nakase inserted sharpshooter Cecilia Zandalasini for defensive stopper Charles.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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“Sniper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniper. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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