cecchino

Concepts

sniper

sharpshooter

Synonyms

tiratore scelto

franco tiratore

franca tiratrice

Translations

francotirador

franco-atirador

franc-tireur

Heckenschütze

Scharfschütze

franctirador

sniper

ελεύθερος σκοπευτής

sluipschutter

sniper

tireur d’élite

tireur isolé

gizlenerek ateş eden kimse

Sniper

Hyphenated as

cec‧chì‧no

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃekˈki.no/

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin, influenced by the name Cecco, nickname of Franz Joseph I of Austria during the period of the Italian irredentism.