Feature Word: Sniper
Definition:
Someone who can accurately shoot at enemies from long ranges utilizing stalking techniques.
Description:
The word originated from British hunters who were good enough to shoot at these rare small Aftrican birds called ’snipe’. They were awarded the term ’sniper’. Later, the military adopted the term.
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History Channel
Mar 17
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Definition:
a deserter of any type, (historically, in terms of religion)
Description:
The English borrowed and modified this word from the Spanish ‘renegado,‘ who formed it from a Latin term meaning “to deny.”
When a Christian deserted and joined the Muslim army, Spanish churchmen labeled a man who denounced his faith a “renegado.” English took this and modified it to ‘renegade’ and was used to designate “the occasional turncoat who denied his religion for profit.”
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Mar 07
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Definition:
Someone who can accurately shoot at enemies from long ranges utilizing stalking techniques.
Description:
The word originated from British hunters who were good enough to shoot at these rare small Aftrican birds called ’snipe’. They were awarded the term ’sniper’. Later, the military adopted the term.
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