countersniper

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English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ sniper.

Adjective

countersniper (not comparable)

  1. Serving to prevent the shots of snipers.

Synonyms

Noun

countersniper (plural countersnipers)

  1. A soldier trained to fight against snipers.
    • 2024 July 14, Laura Italiano and Kenneth Niemeyer, “Ex-Secret Service special agents explain why countersniper who saved Trump's life may have lost crucial seconds”, in Business Insider‎:
      "This countersniper made an amazingly quick decision and clearly saved Trump's life," Bill Pickle, the former special agent in charge of Al Gore's vice-presidential Secret Service detail, said.
    • 2024 July 23, Leanne Abraham, Helmuth Rosales, Elena Shao, Anjali Singhvi and Charlie Smart, “How the Trump Rally Gunman Had an Edge Over the Countersnipers”, in The New York Times‎:
      The New York Times used drone photography to build a 3-D model and recreate the lines of sight for both the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and three teams of countersnipers — two federal and one local.
    • 2024 August 3, Shawn Boburg, Samuel Oakford and Devlin Barrett, “‘We lost sight of him’: Radio traffic shows failed search for Trump rally shooter”, in The Washington Post‎:
      “Just an FYI, we had a younger white male, long hair, lurking around the AGR building,” a local countersniper said at 5:42 p.m., according to a time-stamped transcript of encrypted radio communications obtained by The Washington Post.
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