# sniper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsnaɪ.pɚ/ · frequency rank #10,770

## Definitions
1. A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
2. A sniper rifle.
3. Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.
4. One who shoots from a concealed position.
5. One who criticizes; a person who frequently snipes at others.
6. A hunter of snipe (the bird).
7. A player who specializes in scoring goals.
8. 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

## Etymology
From snipe + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **super** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-super)
- **swipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-swipe)
- **stipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-stipe)
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-spider)
- **supper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-supper)
- **Snyder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-snyder)
- **spicer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-spicer)
- **swipes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-swipes)
- **snipes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-snipes)
- **snippet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sniper-vs-snippet)
- **snip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snip-vs-sniper)
- **skier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-sniper)
- **snipe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snipe-vs-sniper)
- **Snape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snape-vs-sniper)
- **sneer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sneer-vs-sniper)
- **snide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snide-vs-sniper)
- **slider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slider-vs-sniper)
- **shiver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiver-vs-sniper)
- **sliver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sliver-vs-sniper)
- **Snider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snider-vs-sniper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nsiper`, `sinper`, `sniepr`, `sniperr`, `snipper`, `snipre`, `snniper`, `snpier`, `ssniper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sniper