sniper
Collocations
4ADJ.
good, invaluable, picked, random, terrible
VERB + SNIPER
calls, game, head, sent, shot, using
SNIPER + NOUN
rifle, rifles, scope, tom
PREP.
in, into, into, off, through
Definitions
noun
A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
The sniper shot him in the head.
A sniper rifle.
Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.
One who shoots from a concealed position.
The British, having cleared the open field, now faced the problem of advancing through the trees into the sniper fire of several hundred Virginia militia.
One who criticizes; a person who frequently snipes at others.
No winnable seat has been found for Mr. H. L. Nathan, a powerful recruit from the Liberal ranks, and poor Mr. Wedgwood Benn, an invaluable sniper for a party in Opposition, has been out of Parliament now since 1931.
They always sniped at each other in public. German snipers were a wishy-washy lot compared with Lester and his wife.
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6The sniper shot him in the head.
WiktionaryThe British, having cleared the open field, now faced the problem of advancing through the trees into the sniper fire of several hundred Virginia militia.
WiktionaryNo winnable seat has been found for Mr. H. L. Nathan, a powerful recruit from the Liberal ranks, and poor Mr. Wedgwood Benn, an invaluable sniper for a party in Opposition, has been out of Parliament
WiktionaryThe sniper picked off his victims one by one.
Tatoeba · #567827I tracked down the enemy through the sniper scope.
Tatoeba · #686952The sniper is driving a white van.
Tatoeba · #777296