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

Edge served on an elite sniper unit in Iraq when he was shot four times, including once in the head. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026

Kirk was killed by a sniper perched on a rooftop more than 400 feet away, authorities said. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Their most obvious use was as sniper nests for shooting the ostriches. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Storing explosive ammunition and stationing snipers in the middle of a busy traffic circle close to other, more secure military locations, including the Pentagon, strikes many observers as simultaneously dangerous and ridiculous. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026

One man recalls watching snipers kill Palestinians waiting in line for food after Israel blocked supplies from entering the North as a way to push people to the South. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

As some 2,500 heavily armed police officers, soldiers and snipers entered through a maze of narrow streets, intense gunfire could be heard all around. — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Vyan uses logic and the help of friendly Kurdish commander from the Iraqi government forces in Mosul to locate the IS snipers preventing civilians from leaving the devastated city. — Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026

Mustafa, who was born in Iraqi Kurdistan and fled to Norway as a child, said the film was inspired by his encounter with a female Peshmerga sniper during the 2014 frontline battles, as female Kurdish fighters countered Islamic State attacks. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026