snipes
Fires from concealment
Snipes is the plural of snipe, a wading bird with a long bill that probes mud for food.
Snipe hunting is notoriously difficult—the birds flush unpredictably—which spawned the prank of sending gullible newcomers on a futile snipe hunt.
The verb snipe means to shoot from a concealed position, or to make cutting remarks: They sniped at each other throughout the meeting.
Coastal bird species
- waderShallow-water walker
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
plumage · migratory · sandpiper · woodcock · bog · estuary · mudflat · reedbed
easy target attack
insult · sarcasm · mockery · nitpicking · carping · faultfinding · disparagement · derision
Precision shooter
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
concealment · target · long-range · accuracy · military · covert · headshot · crosshairs
shorebird
Coastal bird species
camouflage · plumage · migratory · sandpiper · woodcock · bog · estuary · mudflat · reedbed · long-billed
potshot
easy target attack
taunt · insult · sarcasm · mockery · nitpicking · carping · faultfinding · disparagement · derision · cheap shot
marksman
Precision shooter
- sharpshooterExpert precision shooter
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
ambush · concealment · target · long-range · accuracy · military · covert · headshot · crosshairs · precision
- sniper rifleScoped firearm for distant targets
- sniper fireShots from hidden shooter
- snipe huntPrank seeking nonexistent prey
- sniper shotPrecision long-distance firing
- sniper nestConcealed shooting position
- sniper teamCoordinated long-range shooting unit