noun. A skilled military shooter detailed to spot and pick off enemy soldiers from a concealed place.

noun. One who shoots at other people from a concealed place.

noun. One who noses logs before they are skidded. See nose, 5.

noun. One who shoots snipe.

noun. An irregular fighter; a sharp-shooter. See snipe, intransitive verb, 2.

noun. A prospector.

noun. A person who carries the professional title of sniper

noun. A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

noun. Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.

noun. a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place

"And I think one of the reasons that the police are steadfastly avoiding the use of the term sniper is they don't want anyone to lock their mind into what they think a sniper is, and therefore, possibly not turn someone in to the police because he doesn't look like a sniper."

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