Transcription
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- [snahyp]
- /snaɪp/
- /ˈsnaɪ.pər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [snahyp]
- /snaɪp/
Definitions of sniper word
- noun plural sniper any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage. 1
- noun plural sniper any of several other long-billed birds, as some sandpipers. 1
- noun plural sniper a shot, usually from a hidden position. 1
- verb without object sniper to shoot or hunt snipe. 1
- verb without object sniper to shoot at individuals as opportunity offers from a concealed or distant position: The enemy was sniping from the roofs. 1
- verb without object sniper to attack a person or a person's work with petulant or snide criticism, especially anonymously or from a safe distance. 1
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Origin of sniper
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English snype (noun) < Old Norse -snīpa (in mȳrisnīpa moor snipe); cognate with Norwegian snipa, Icelandic snīpa; compare Danish sneppe, German Schnepfe
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Parts of speech for Sniper
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sniper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sniper
noun sniper
- deadeye — either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud
- gunman — a person armed with or expert in the use of a gun, especially one ready to use a gun unlawfully.
- gunslinger — Informal. gunfighter.
- heister — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- hired gun — a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer.
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