countersniper
countersniper adjective: serving to prevent the shots of snipers.
Adjective
countersniper (not comparable)
- Serving to prevent the shots of snipers.
- Synonyms:
- antisniper
Noun
countersniper (plural countersnipers)
- A soldier trained to fight against snipers.
- "This countersniper made an amazingly quick decision and clearly saved Trump's life," Bill Pickle, the former special agent in charge of Al Gore's vice-presidential Secret Service detail, said.2024 July 14, Laura Italiano and Kenneth Niemeyer, “Ex-Secret Service special agents explain why countersniper who saved Trump's life may have lost crucial seconds”, in Business Insider
- The New York Times used drone photography to build a 3-D model and recreate the lines of sight for both the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and three teams of countersnipers — two federal and one local.2024 July 23, Leanne Abraham, Helmuth Rosales, Elena Shao, Anjali Singhvi and Charlie Smart, “How the Trump Rally Gunman Had an Edge Over the Countersnipers”, in The New York Times
Synonyms of countersniper
Forms of countersniper
| plural | countersnipers |
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Origin of countersniper
From counter- + sniper.
Questions about countersniper
- What does countersniper mean?
- Countersniper means serving to prevent the shots of snipers.
- What part of speech is countersniper?
- Countersniper can be an adjective or a noun.
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