sniper
highly trained marksman
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Summary
sniper is a profession[1]. sniper ranks in the top 2% of profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,316 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: soldier[3], shooter[4], specialist[5]
- Commons category: Snipers[6]
- Field of this occupation: sniping[7]
- Said to be the same as: marksman[8], Q12827131[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Snipers[10]
- Commons gallery: Sniper[11]
- Uses: sniper rifle[12]
- Female form of label: قناصة[13], tireuse embusquée[14], kaŝpafistino[15], franctiradora[16], francotiradora[17], Scharfschützin[18], odstřelovačka[19], снайпер[20], atiradora especial[21], снайперка[22], snaiperė[23], عبدالرسول زرین (ایرانی)[24], lunetistă[25]
- Male form of label: Scharfschütze[26], francotirador[27], snaiperis[28], lunetist[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
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Influence
Things named for sniper include Sniper[31], a film[32], directed by Semyon Timoshenko[33].
Why It Matters
sniper has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] sniper is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for sniper include Sniper[31], a film[32], directed by Semyon Timoshenko[33].