"countersniper" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: counter- + sniper Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|sniper}} counter- + sniper Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} countersniper (not comparable)
  1. Serving to prevent the shots of snipers. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: antisniper
    Sense id: en-countersniper-en-adj-8gYYFA~0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 60 40

Noun

Forms: countersnipers [plural]
Etymology: counter- + sniper Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|sniper}} counter- + sniper Head templates: {{en-noun}} countersniper (plural countersnipers)
  1. A soldier trained to fight against snipers.
    Sense id: en-countersniper-en-noun-E1uoiIRQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for countersniper meaning in English (1.7kB)

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