Heckenschütze

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine, weak) guerrilla fighter or criminal who shoots from a concealed position; sniper (in this sense)
2. (broadly, derogatory, masculine, weak) synonym of Scharfschütze (“military sniper”)

Concepts

sniper

tireur embusqué

franc-tireur

tireur d’élite

tireur isolé

Synonymes

Scharfschütze

Sniper

Präzisionsschütze

Präzisionsschützenkommando

Scharfschützin

Heckenschützin

Traductions

sniper

francotirador

franctirador

cecchino

sluipschutter

sharpshooter

franco-atirador

scherpschutter

tiratore scelto

tirador

keskin nişancı

قَنَّاص

gizlenerek ateş eden kimse

قناص

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhɛkənˌʃʏt͡sə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Hecke (“hedge”) + -n- + Schütze (“shooter”).