countersniper
noun
coun·ter·snip·er
ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈsnī-pər 
variants
or counter-sniper
plural countersnipers or counter-snipers
: a sniper employed to target and attack enemy snipers
He had been a countersniper for the security details assigned to protect Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan and Paul Bremer, the former American proconsul, in Iraq.—
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“Countersniper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countersniper. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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