sniper A sniper is a military or paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with telescopic si ...

is a military or police member or civilian who shoot targets, humans or animals at long ranges using rifles equipped with telescopic sights. Sniper or the sniper may also refer to:

People

Adam Lindgren Adam Lindgren (born 28 March 1993), known by his handle Armada, is a Swedish former professional ''Super Smash Bros.'' player. He is widely considered one of the greatest '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' players of all time. He is also the greatest ...

(born 1985), known as the Swedish Sniper, a ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player *

Luc Poirier Luc Poirier (born January 9, 1962) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Catch Wrestling Association (CWA) under the ring name Rambo and with the World Wrestling F ...

(ring name "Sniper", born 1961), Canadian professional wrestler *

MC Sniper Kim Jung-yoo (Korean: 김정유, born February 8, 1979), better known as MC Sniper (Korean: MC 스나이퍼), is a South Korean rapper. He is known for writing controversial lyrics that challenge social injustice and mainstream society. He was a ...

(born 1979), South Korean male rapper

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Sniper (comics), a fictional Marvel Comics character * ''Sniper'' (NX Files), a fictional character in ''NX Files'' * Sniper (''Team Fortress 2''), one of the nine playable classes in the video game

Films and television

Films

* ''Sniper'' (1931 film), a 1931 Soviet drama film * ''

The Deadly Tower ''The Deadly Tower'' (also known as ''Sniper'') is a 1975 American made-for-television action drama thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson. It stars Kurt Russell and Richard Yniguez and is based on the University of Texas tower shooting. Plot ...

'', a 1975 film), starring Kurt Russell, also known as ''Sniper'' * ''Sniper'' (film series), a series of action and war films ** ''Sniper'' (1993 film), the first film in the series, starring Tom Berenger and Billy Zane * ''The Sniper'' (1952 film), by Edward Dmytryk * ''The Sniper'' (2009 film), a Hong Kong action thriller film * '' Sniper Special Ops'', a 2016 American war film * ''Sniper'' (2022 film), a Chinese war film * '' Sniper: The White Raven'', a 2022 Ukrainian film

Television

* "The Sniper" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1973 episode *'' Snipers: Love under the Crosshairs'', a 2012 Russian miniseries * "Sniper" (''Year of the Rabbit''), a 2019 British comedy episode

Games

* Sniper Studios, an American game studio * ''Sniper'' (1997), original title of '' SubSpace'' * ''Sniper!'' (board game), a 1973 board game designed by James Dunnigan for TSR ** ''Sniper!'' (video game), a computer game adaptation of the board game * '' Sniper: Ghost Warrior'', a first-person shooter series developed by City Interactive * '' Sniper Fury'' (2015) is an online single player video game developed and published by Gameloft

Literature

* ''The Sniper'' (novel), 1974 thriller by Nelson DeMille, re-published in 1989 with the Joe Ryker series, with the author as Jack Cannon * "The Sniper" (poem) (1917), by W.D. Cocker * "The Sniper" (story) (January 12, 1923), by Liam O'Flaherty

Music

Groups and labels

* Sniper (American band), an American glam punk band *

Sniper (group) Sniper is a French hip hop band formed in 1997 in Val-d'Oise. It currently consists of Tunisiano (Bachir Baccour), Aketo (Ryad Selmi) and Blacko. Afrikaf (Karl Appela) was also a member when the group formed in 2004. Blacko had left the band in 2 ...

, a French musical act made up of Tunisiano, Aketo and Blacko

Songs

* "Sniper" (song), a 1972 song by Harry Chapin

Technology

AT-11 Sniper The 9K120 ''Svir'', 9K119 ''Refleks'', 9K119M ''Refleks-M'' (NATO reporting name AT-11 ''Sniper'') are laser beam riding, guided anti-tank missile systems developed in the Soviet Union. Both are designed to be fired from smoothbore 125 mm ta ...

or 9M119 ''Svir'', a Soviet anti-tank missile * Beretta Sniper, a bolt-action sporting rifle *

Lockheed Martin Sniper XR The Lockheed Martin Sniper is a targeting pod for military aircraft that provides positive target identification, autonomous tracking, Global Positioning System, GPS coordinate generation, and precise weapons guidance from extended standoff ran ...

, targeting pod for fighter aircraft

Other

* Auction sniping, the act of placing a winning bid at the last possible moment