English Dictionary

sniper

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/

名詞

俗語

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position. / Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.

日本語の意味

隠密に配置され、遠距離から精密射撃によって標的を攻撃する兵士 / 狙撃兵

The sniper positioned himself on the abandoned bell tower and waited for the convoy.

狙撃手は廃れた鐘楼に身を潜め、護送隊を待ち構えていた。

意味（1）

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

(by extension) A sniper rifle

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

One who shoots from a concealed position.

The British, having cleared the open field, now faced the problem of advancing through the trees into the sniper fire of several hundred Virginia militia.

意味（4）

One who criticizes; a person who frequently snipes at others.

No winnable seat has been found for Mr. H. L. Nathan, a powerful recruit from the Liberal ranks, and poor Mr. Wedgwood Benn, an invaluable sniper for a party in Opposition, has been out of Parliament now since 1931.

意味（5）

A hunter of snipe (the bird).

意味（6）

(ice hockey slang) A player who specializes in scoring goals.

Alexander Ovechkin is often regarded as the greatest sniper of his generation.

意味（7）

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

The real reason most snipers bid late in the auction is that they feel it helps them obtain bargains at the expense of novices who don't understand how proxy bidding works and who place bids for less than the amount they are really willing to pay.

snipers （ plural ）