Thesaurus results for SNIPER

sniper

noun

Definition of sniper

as in gun

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 Then people began posting photos of sniper towers and even snipers at other NFL stadiums, from Buffalo to Indianapolis, and college stadiums, too. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 We had been told not to point, lest our gestures attract a sniper’s bullets. — Nicolas Niarchos, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 Back in the real world, Vision is working at the bar when a sniper’s bullet abruptly kills Fiona. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 The good fixers knew where the sniper alleys were, and many of them had grown up with the rebels who were now running the local checkpoints. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 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

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Noun

Esmeralda Muñoz, 70, said her family was furious that agents showed up to their home in full tactical gear with guns drawn to arrest her husband before dawn.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Investigators recovered a gun in an alley next to the shooting scene, along with at least 14 shell casings.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of gun

Noun

Red neon tubes illuminated art works ranging from the disturbing (a black-and-white photograph of a person stuffing sausages in their mouth) to the mundane (a pastoral painting of a snowshoe-wearing rifleman).

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
Idaho’s prison system has nearly completed execution chamber upgrades to carry out the death penalty by firing squad as the state’s lead method and will have a team of riflemen ready to go by the time a state law takes effect this summer.

— Kevin Fixler April 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of rifleman

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Rosenthal, also a sophomore, has received playing time as a gunner on punts while being a backup receiver.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The Strawther familiar to Denver is the free-swinging gunner, trailing the play in transition to hunt 3s or running off weak-side screens or waiting for the ball in the corner.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of gunner

Noun

Officials have considered mass sterilization or hiring sharpshooters, but those options are wildly expensive.

— Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
When Golden State added Zandalasini from Minnesota in the expansion draft in 2024, she was already known as a sharpshooter.

— Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sharpshooter

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