Meaning

8 senses
  1. A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

    The sniper shot him in the head.

    Scharfschütze

    сна́йперsnájper

    сна́йперsnájper

  2. (broadly)A sniper rifle.

  3. Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.

    Heckenschütze

    сна́йперsnájper

  4. One who shoots from a concealed position.

    a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place

  5. One who criticizes; a person who frequently snipes at others.

  6. A hunter of snipe (the bird).

  7. (slang)A player who specializes in scoring goals.

    Alexander Ovechkin is often regarded as the greatest sniper of his generation.

  8. A person or automated process set up by a person who or which attempts to win an online auction by placing a bid only seconds before the auction ends, leaving no time for other bidders to respond

Examples

29 sentences
  1. A sniper shot the lights out.

    ruСнайпер потушил все огни.

    deEin Scharfschütze schoss die Lichter aus.

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  2. Tom got shot by a sniper.

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  3. Tom was shot by a sniper.

    deTom wurde von einer Scharfschützin erschossen.

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  4. Tom was killed by a sniper.

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  5. The sniper is driving a white van.

    ruСнайпер водит белый фургон.

    deDer Heckenschütze fährt einen weißen Lieferwagen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position:
Русский
By meaning 1
a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position:
any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position:

Origin

From snipe + -er.

From snipe + -er.

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