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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
That assailant, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by a Secret Service sniper, after firing several shots and hitting three members of the audience, and killing one.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Introduced in 1963, the cartridge gained widespread adoption among military snipers, law enforcement agencies, and hunters due to its exceptional power, accuracy, and versatility.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
As a sleazy, lecherous publicist pinned in a Manhattan phone booth by a faceless sniper on the other end of the line, Farrell goes from smug condescension to breathless victimhood pretty effortlessly.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Israeli forces in Gaza came under grenade and sniper fire in Rafah, according to the military, killing an Israeli soldier.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
On Monday, Tchiroma accused the government of plotting to arrest him and posted images on social media of snipers near his residence - claims that could not be independently verified.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Giving a sniper rifle explosive rounds that also cause electrical shocks seems like overkill, but shooting that gun never gets old.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
According to the indictment, LaSota possessed a cache of weapons, including a sniper rifle, various handguns, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
The story was written after 7-year-old resident Dantrell Davis was killed by sniper fire while walking to school with his mother.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Introduced in 1963, the cartridge gained widespread adoption among military snipers, law enforcement agencies, and hunters due to its exceptional power, accuracy, and versatility.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
As a sleazy, lecherous publicist pinned in a Manhattan phone booth by a faceless sniper on the other end of the line, Farrell goes from smug condescension to breathless victimhood pretty effortlessly.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Israeli forces in Gaza came under grenade and sniper fire in Rafah, according to the military, killing an Israeli soldier.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
On Monday, Tchiroma accused the government of plotting to arrest him and posted images on social media of snipers near his residence - claims that could not be independently verified.
—NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
Giving a sniper rifle explosive rounds that also cause electrical shocks seems like overkill, but shooting that gun never gets old.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
According to the indictment, LaSota possessed a cache of weapons, including a sniper rifle, various handguns, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
The story was written after 7-year-old resident Dantrell Davis was killed by sniper fire while walking to school with his mother.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sniper
Noun
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There are guns, horses, ghosts, a primal struggle for survival in hostile terrain, family feuds and a steadily intensifying sense of mortal threat, as Old Porch’s ambition and psychopathy escalate the drama.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Marty works his connections to learn that Frank won’t be charged for Arthur’s murder — the official verdict is that accidents happen when confused old men own guns.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Those services can include playing taps and providing riflemen.—
Jordan Rusche,
Twin Cities,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The gunner’s heritage was 100 percent Ashkenazi Jewish.—
Amy Weiss-Meyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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The gunner reps, the jammer reps.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It is considered one of the greatest offenses ever assembled, as Durant joined forces with sharpshooters Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Thee Stallion and Klay have been going strong since earlier in the year as the Houston rapper and Dallas Mavericks sharpshooter launched their relationship with a red carpet debut at the Pete & Thomas Foundation Gala in July.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Sniper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniper. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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