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

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

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

The president’s narrow escape from a sniper’s gunfire at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally and another assassination attempt at his golf course both originated from Iran, according to the prime minister. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Another investigator testified that the distance from the apparent sniper's perch to the tent where Kirk was speaking was about 410 feet, with a 68-foot vertical drop. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026

The shift also is being made because there is less demand for precision, long-range shooters, commonly referred to as snipers. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026

Atop the roof of the Garden, snipers waited, poised and unblinking. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

Court records released last week detail the alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives and snipers to target senior government officials and wealthy attendees. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 26 June 2026