sniper
Portuguese, noun/izˈnaj.peʁ/
sniper is spelled S-N-I-P-E-R (6 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,882nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sniper is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sniper (person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “franco-atirador, atirador furtivo”.
What does sniper mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesniper (person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)
noun
- 1
femininesniper rifle
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. franco-atirador, atirador furtivo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sniper
- snipers plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sniper?
- Brazil /izˈnaj.peʁ/
- Brazil [izˈnaɪ̯.peh]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sniper
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sniper in Portuguese?
sniper appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).