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Executioner vs Sniper - What's the difference?

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Executioner is a related term of sniper.


As nouns the difference between executioner and sniper

is that executioner is an official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal while sniper is a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

executioner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
  • (archaic) executor
  • A hit man, especially being in a some organization.

    • Related terms

    * electrocutioner * execute * execution * executor

    sniper

    English

    (wikipedia sniper)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
  • Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.
  • One who shoots from a concealed position.
  • *
  • One who criticizes.
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    • See also

    * marksman * sharpshooter * snipers hide

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