"sniper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sniper.wav Forms: snipers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ) Etymology: From snipe + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|snipe|er}} snipe + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sniper (plural snipers)
  1. A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position. Translations (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position): ἑκηβόλος (hekēbólos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), قَنَّاص (qannāṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), قَنَّاص (gannāṣ) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), սնայպեր (snayper) (Armenian), դիպուկահար (dipukahar) (Armenian), мәргән (mərgən) (Bashkir), сна́йпер (snájpjer) [masculine] (Belarusian), снайперист (snajperist) [masculine] (Bulgarian), franctirador [masculine] (Catalan), иччархо (iččarxo) (Chechen), 狙擊手 (Chinese Mandarin), 狙击手 (jūjīshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), odstřelovač [masculine] (Czech), skarpskytte c finskytte (english: specialist soldier; ordinary soldier) [common-gender] [army, military, war, government, politics, army, military, war, government, politics] (Danish), scherpschutter [masculine] (Dutch), sluipschutter [masculine] (Dutch), вик лӱйышӧ (vik lüjyšö) (Eastern Mari), gvatpafisto (Esperanto), snajpero [feminine, masculine] (Esperanto), snajperino [feminine] (Esperanto), tarkka-ampuja (Finnish), franc-tireur [masculine] (French), francotirador [masculine] (Galician), სნაიპერი (snaiṗeri) (Georgian), Scharfschütze [masculine] (German), ελεύθερος σκοπευτής (eléftheros skopeftís) (Greek), צָלָף (tsaláf) (Hebrew), निशानची (niśāncī) (Hindi), कमीनदार (kamīndār) (Hindi), स्नाइपर (snāipar) (Hindi), mesterlövész (Hungarian), leyniskytta [feminine] (Icelandic), penembak runduk (Indonesian), senapan runduk (Indonesian), tiratore scelto [masculine] (Italian), cecchino [masculine] (Italian), franco tiratore [masculine] (Italian), 狙撃手 (sogekishu) (Japanese), スナイパー (sunaipā) (Japanese), 저격병 (jeogyeokbyeong) (Korean), 스나이퍼 (seunaipeo) (Korean), 저격수 (jeogyeoksu) (Korean), снајпери́ст (snajperíst) [masculine] (Macedonian), penembak hendap (Malay), ċekkin [masculine] (Maltese), kaipuhi tīpako (Maori), kaipupuhi huna (Maori), تکتیرانداز (tak-tirândâz) (Persian), snajper [masculine] (Polish), strzelec wyborowy [masculine] (Polish), franco-atirador [masculine] (Portuguese), atirador furtivo [masculine] (Portuguese), atirador [masculine] (Portuguese), sniper [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), lunetist [masculine] (Romanian), сна́йпер (snájper) [masculine] (Russian), snaidhpear [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), snajpèrist [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ostreľovač [masculine] (Slovak), francotirador [masculine] (Spanish), prickskytt [common-gender] (Swedish), krypskytt [common-gender] (Swedish), мәргән (märgän) (Tatar), keskin nişancı (Turkish), сна́йпер (snájper) [masculine] (Ukrainian), xạ thủ bắn tỉa (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sniper-en-noun-DSNlE7QR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chechen translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Eastern Mari translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hijazi Arabic translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with 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  2. (by extension) A sniper rifle. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sniper-en-noun-mWZR7d4l Disambiguation of People: 0 16 17 12 11 13 17 14
  3. Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position. Categories (topical): People Translations (any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position): սնայպեր (snayper) (Armenian), դիպուկահար (dipukahar) (Armenian), snigskytte [common-gender] (Danish), sala-ampuja (Finnish), franc-tireur [masculine] (French), Heckenschütze [masculine] (German), निशानची (niśāncī) (Hindi), कमीनदार (kamīndār) (Hindi), स्नाइपर (snāipar) (Hindi), mesterlövész (Hungarian), orvlövész (Hungarian), leyniskytta [feminine] (Icelandic), tiratore scelto [masculine] (Italian), cecchino [masculine] (Italian), стре́лец (strélec) [masculine] (Macedonian), снајпери́ст (snajperíst) [masculine] (Macedonian), franco-atirador [masculine] (Portuguese), sniper [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), сна́йпер (snájper) [masculine] (Russian), snaidhpear [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), snajpèrist [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-sniper-en-noun-yMdGevn6 Disambiguation of People: 0 16 17 12 11 13 17 14 Disambiguation of 'any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position': 10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3
  4. One who shoots from a concealed position. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sniper-en-noun-QEiAxi5D Disambiguation of People: 0 16 17 12 11 13 17 14
  5. One who criticizes; a person who frequently snipes at others. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sniper-en-noun-qN2o8Dz8 Disambiguation of People: 0 16 17 12 11 13 17 14
  6. A hunter of snipe (the bird). Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sniper-en-noun-xme2Yr03 Disambiguation of People: 0 16 17 12 11 13 17 14
  7. (ice hockey slang) A player who specializes in scoring goals. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sniper-en-noun-t5a6HSaT Disambiguation of People: 0 16 17 12 11 13 17 14 Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
  8. A person or automated process set up by a person who or which attempts to win an online auction by placing a bid only seconds before the auction ends, leaving no time for other bidders to respond Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sniper-en-noun-tuPdCtA6 Disambiguation of People: 0 16 17 12 11 13 17 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diaper sniper, sniper rifle, stream sniper Related terms: marksman, sharpshooter, sniper's hide

Inflected forms

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          ],
          "word": "снайперист"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "franctirador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ce",
          "lang": "Chechen",
          "roman": "iččarxo",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "иччархо"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "狙擊手"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jūjīshǒu",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "狙击手"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "odstřelovač"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "da",
          "english": "specialist soldier; ordinary soldier",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "army",
            "military",
            "war",
            "government",
            "politics",
            "army",
            "military",
            "war",
            "government",
            "politics"
          ],
          "word": "skarpskytte c finskytte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "scherpschutter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sluipschutter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "gvatpafisto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "snajpero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "snajperino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "tarkka-ampuja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "franc-tireur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "francotirador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "snaiṗeri",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "სნაიპერი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Scharfschütze"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "eléftheros skopeftís",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "ελεύθερος σκοπευτής"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "hekēbólos",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ἑκηβόλος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tsaláf",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "צָלָף"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "niśāncī",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "निशानची"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kamīndār",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "कमीनदार"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "snāipar",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "स्नाइपर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "mesterlövész"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "leyniskytta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "penembak runduk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "senapan runduk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tiratore scelto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cecchino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "franco tiratore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sogekishu",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "狙撃手"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sunaipā",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "スナイパー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeogyeokbyeong",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "저격병"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seunaipeo",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "스나이퍼"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeogyeoksu",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "저격수"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "snajperíst",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "снајпери́ст"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "penembak hendap"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ċekkin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "kaipuhi tīpako"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "kaipupuhi huna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "mhr",
          "lang": "Eastern Mari",
          "roman": "vik lüjyšö",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "вик лӱйышӧ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "tak-tirândâz",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "تکتیرانداز"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "snajper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "strzelec wyborowy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "franco-atirador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "atirador furtivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "atirador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sniper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lunetist"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "snájper",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сна́йпер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "snaidhpear"
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        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "snajpèrist"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ostreľovač"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "francotirador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "prickskytt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "krypskytt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "märgän",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "мәргән"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "keskin nişancı"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "snájper",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сна́йпер"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 1 6 7 11 0 3 11",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
          "word": "xạ thủ bắn tỉa"
        }
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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        "(by extension) A sniper rifle."
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "hy",
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          "roman": "snayper",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "word": "սնայպեր"
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          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "hy",
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          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "word": "դիպուկահար"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "snigskytte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "word": "sala-ampuja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "franc-tireur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Heckenschütze"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "niśāncī",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "word": "निशानची"
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          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
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          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "word": "स्नाइपर"
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          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "word": "mesterlövész"
        },
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          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "word": "orvlövész"
        },
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          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
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          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "leyniskytta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tiratore scelto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cecchino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "mk",
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          "roman": "strélec",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "стре́лец"
        },
        {
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "снајпери́ст"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "franco-atirador"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sniper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 1 72 10 2 1 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "snájper",
          "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
          "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tiratore scelto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cecchino"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "franco tiratore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sogekishu",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "狙撃手"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sunaipā",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "スナイパー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeogyeokbyeong",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "저격병"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seunaipeo",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "스나이퍼"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeogyeoksu",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "저격수"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "snajperíst",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "снајпери́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "penembak hendap"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ċekkin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "kaipuhi tīpako"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "kaipupuhi huna"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "roman": "vik lüjyšö",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "вик лӱйышӧ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tak-tirândâz",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "تکتیرانداز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "snajper"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strzelec wyborowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "franco-atirador"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atirador furtivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atirador"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sniper"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lunetist"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snájper",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сна́йпер"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "snaidhpear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "snajpèrist"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ostreľovač"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "francotirador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "prickskytt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "krypskytt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "märgän",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "мәргән"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "keskin nişancı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "snájper",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сна́йпер"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position",
      "word": "xạ thủ bắn tỉa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "snayper",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "word": "սնայպեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "dipukahar",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "word": "դիպուկահար"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "snigskytte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "word": "sala-ampuja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "franc-tireur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Heckenschütze"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "niśāncī",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "word": "निशानची"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kamīndār",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "word": "कमीनदार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "snāipar",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "word": "स्नाइपर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "word": "mesterlövész"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "word": "orvlövész"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "leyniskytta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tiratore scelto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cecchino"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "strélec",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стре́лец"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "snajperíst",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "снајпери́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "franco-atirador"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sniper"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snájper",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сна́йпер"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "snaidhpear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "snajpèrist"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sniper"
  ],
  "word": "sniper"
}

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