Scharfschütze

== German == === Etymology === From scharf (“sharp”) +‎ Schütze (“shooter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃaʁfˌʃʏt͡sə/ Hyphenation: Scharf‧schüt‧ze === Noun === Scharfschütze m (weak, genitive Scharfschützen, plural Scharfschützen, feminine Scharfschützin) (military) sniper, sharpshooter (regular soldier or policeman who shoots long range with a precision weapon) Synonym: (derogatory or imprecise) Heckenschütze ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Scharfschütze”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Scharfschütze” in Duden online