Synonyms of sniper

sniper

noun

as in gun

a person who shoots at another person from a hidden place

The soldiers were attacked by a sniper.

Related Words

• gun
• rifleman
• gunner
• sharpshooter
• shooter
• shot
• marksman
• gunman
• trapshooter
• markswoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sniper

Greg Rogers, a former FBI agent and SWAT sniper who now teaches at Utah Valley University, said the alleged risk to the crowd should be enough to preserve the aggravating factor at this stage. — Michael Ruiz , Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Police say the sniper's bullet that killed Kirk was fired from a rooftop some 150 yards away from the spot on a campus courtyard where Kirk was killed, as NPR has reported. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

In Sarajevo, Serb troops kept the city isolated while killing civilians with snipers. — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

That would, of course, be noted 1980s sniper Dave Archibald, whose pair of second-period goals weren’t enough to keep his North Stars from a home loss. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Lopez-Cornejo is the second native of El Salvador, following the September death of Norlan Guzman-Fuentes, who was killed during a sniper attack on an ICE field office in Dallas. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

In the second day of a standoff in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, an FBI sniper opened fire on white separatist Randy Weaver, killing his wife, Vicki. — USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

He is alleged to have taken his grandfather’s sniper rifle to the campus where Kirk was speaking, set himself up atop a building opposite the podium and fired before fleeing the scene. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

This aims to remove any hiding place and expose Palestinians to fire from military snipers or from armed quadcopter drones that patrol the dune landscape. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026