different between slayer vs sniper

English

Alternative forms

• slayor

Etymology

From Middle English slear, sleere, sleare, slaare, dissimilated from Old English slaga (“slayer”), equivalent to slay +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sle??/
• Rhymes: -e??(r)

Noun

slayer (plural slayers)

1. a killer; a murderer; someone who slays

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:killer

Derived terms

• brother-slayer
• father-slayer
• manslayer

Translations

Anagrams

• Earlys, Layers, Learys, Raleys, Rayles, Salyer, Sayler, layers, re-lays, relays

English

Etymology

snipe +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sna?.p?/
• Rhymes: -a?p?(r)

Noun

sniper (plural snipers)

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

   (by extension) A sniper rifle

2. Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.
3. One who shoots from a concealed position.
4. One who criticizes.
5. A hunter of snipe (the bird).
6. (ice hockey slang) A player who specializes in scoring goals.

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

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

Derived terms

• sniper rifle

Translations

See also

• marksman
• sharpshooter
• sniper's hide

Anagrams

• Perins, Piners, Prines, Spiner, persin, repins, respin, ripens, serpin

French

Etymology

From English sniper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snaj.pœ?/

Noun

sniper m (plural snipers)

1. sniper (person, weapon)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sniper f

1. plural indefinite of snipe

Portuguese

Etymology

From English sniper.

Noun

sniper m, f (plural snipers)

1. (military) sniper (person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

   Synonym: franco-atirador