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Plural of sniper

regular plural

The plural of sniper is snipers.

Forms of sniper

Singularsniper /ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/
Pluralsnipers
Countablecountable

Snipers in a sentence

  • German snipers were a wishy-washy lot compared with Lester and his wife.1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 35
  • Bidders can protect themselves against snipers by bidding the absolute maximum amount they are willing to pay with eBay's proxy bidding system.2007, Entrepreneur Press, Start Your Own Business on eBay: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success, Entrepreneur Press, →ISBN, page 64
  • Then it was seen how perilous was the situation of the Boer snipers. . . .1900, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 30, in The Great Boer War. From the entry wave the white flag
  • As soon as the snipers had confirmed that the roof was clear, the commandos had grappled up the five stories.2020, Siddhartha Thorat, Operation Hellfire, Sristhi Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN. From the entry grapple
  • If we wanted to be effective snipers in an operational capacity, we had to be alert and observational at all times.2017-2018, Jason Degaldo, Bounty Hunter 4/3: From the Bronx to Marine Scout niper, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 100. From the entry hyperproficient

Meaning of sniper

  1. noun A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
  2. noun A sniper rifle.
  3. noun Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.

Full definition of sniper

Questions about the plural of sniper

What is the plural of sniper?
The plural of sniper is snipers.
Is sniper countable?
Sniper is a countable noun.

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