Sniper

//ˈsnaɪ.pɚ//

Synonyms for "sniper" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Strong matches (12)

Related words (19)

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Translations

89 translations across 47 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἑκηβόλος noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Arabic

2 entries
  • قَنَّاص noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • قَنَّاص noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Armenian

4 entries
  • դիպուկահար noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • դիպուկահար noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)
  • սնայպեր noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • սնայպեր noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • мәргән noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • сна́йпер noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • снайперист noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Catalan

1 entries
  • franctirador noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Chechen

1 entries
  • иччархо noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 狙擊手 /狙击手 noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Czech

1 entries
  • odstřelovač noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Danish

2 entries
  • skarpskytte c finskytte noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • snigskytte noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Dutch

2 entries
  • scherpschutter noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • sluipschutter noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Eastern Mari

1 entries
  • вик лӱйышӧ noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • gvatpafisto noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • snajperino noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • snajpero noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Finnish

2 entries
  • sala-ampuja noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)
  • tarkka-ampuja noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

French

2 entries
  • franc-tireur noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • franc-tireur noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Galician

1 entries
  • francotirador noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Georgian

1 entries
  • სნაიპერი noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

German

2 entries
  • Heckenschütze noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)
  • Scharfschütze noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Greek

1 entries
  • ελεύθερος σκοπευτής noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • צָלָף noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Hindi

4 entries
  • कमीनदार noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • कमीनदार noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)
  • निशानची noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • निशानची noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • mesterlövész noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • mesterlövész noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)
  • orvlövész noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • leyniskytta noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • leyniskytta noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • penembak runduk noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • senapan runduk noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Italian

4 entries
  • cecchino noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • cecchino noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)
  • franco tiratore noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • tiratore scelto noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Japanese

2 entries
  • スナイパー noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • 狙撃手 noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Korean

3 entries
  • 스나이퍼 noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • 저격병 noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • 저격수 noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • снајпери́ст noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • снајпери́ст noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)
  • стре́лец noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Malay

1 entries
  • penembak hendap noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Maltese

1 entries
  • ċekkin noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Māori

3 entries
  • kaipuhi tīpako noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • kaipuhi tīpako noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • kaipupuhi huna noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries
  • снайпер noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Persian

1 entries
  • تکتیرانداز noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Polish

2 entries
  • snajper noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • strzelec wyborowy noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • atirador noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • atirador furtivo noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • franco-atirador noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • franco-atirador noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Romanian

1 entries
  • lunetist noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Russian

2 entries
  • сна́йпер noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • сна́йпер noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • snaidhpear noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • snaidhpear noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • snajpèrist noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • snajpèrist noun (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position)

Slovak

2 entries
  • ostreľovač noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • snajper noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Spanish

1 entries
  • francotirador noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Swedish

2 entries
  • krypskytt noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
  • prickskytt noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Tatar

1 entries
  • мәргән noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Turkish

1 entries
  • keskin nişancı noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • сна́йпер noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • xạ thủ bắn tỉa noun (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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The sniper picked off his victims one by one.

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I tracked down the enemy through the sniper scope.

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The sniper is driving a white van.

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Well, Cupid is a terrible sniper.

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