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[snahyp] noun, plural snipes ( especially collectively ) snipe for 1, 2; verb, sniped, snip·ing. noun
1.
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago ( Capella ) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
2.
any of several other long-billed birds, as some sandpipers.
3.
a shot, usually from a hidden position.
verb (used without object)
4.
to shoot or hunt snipe.
5.
to shoot at individuals as opportunity offers from a concealed or distant position: The enemy was sniping from the roofs.
6.
to attack a person or a person's work with petulant or snide criticism, especially anonymously or from a safe distance.
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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English snype (noun) < Old Norse -snīpa (in mȳrisnīpa moor snipe); cognate with Norwegian snipa, Icelandic snīpa; compare Danish sneppe, German Schnepfe
1275–1325; Middle English snype (noun) < Old Norse -snīpa (in mȳrisnīpa moor snipe); cognate with Norwegian snipa, Icelandic snīpa; compare Danish sneppe, German Schnepfe
Related forms
snipe·like, adjective
snip·er, noun
coun·ter·snip·er, noun
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snipe (snaɪp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl snipe, snipes | |
| 1. | any of various birds of the genus Gallinago (or Capella) and related genera, such as G. gallinago (common or Wilson's snipe), of marshes and river banks, having a long straight bill: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes |
| 2. | any of various similar related birds, such as certain sandpipers and curlews |
| 3. | a shot, esp a gunshot, fired from a place of concealment |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 4. | to attack (a person or persons) with a rifle from a place of concealment |
| 5. | to criticize adversely a person or persons from a position of security |
| 6. | (intr) to hunt or shoot snipe |
| [C14: from Old Norse snīpa; related to Old High German snepfa Middle Dutch snippe] | |
| 'snipelike | |
| —adj | |
| sniper (ˈsnaɪpə) | |
| —n | |
| a rifleman who fires from a concealed place, esp a military marksman who fires from cover usually at long ranges at individual enemy soldiers | |
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Word Origin & History
snipe
long-billed marsh bird, early 14c., from O.N. -snipa in myrisnipa "moor snipe;" perhaps a common Gmc. term (cf. O.S. sneppa, M.Du. snippe, Du. snip, O.H.G. snepfa, Ger. Schnepfe "snipe"). The O.E. name was snite, which is of uncertain derivation. An opprobrious term (cf.
guttersnipe) since c.1600. The verb meaning "to shoot from a hidden place" is first attested 1773 (among British soldiers in India), in allusion to hunting snipe as game; sniper first attested 1824 in the sense of "sharpshooter."
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Reports say they have confronted sniper fire, heavy machine guns and even mortar rounds.
Sensors can help find a sniper by measuring the acoustical signature of a bullet.
Except for some incredible sniper shots these things are not that precise.
In this particular episode, the role of the sniper on the battlefield is examined.
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