keskin nişancı

Turkish

Etymology

Compound of keskin (“sharp”) +‎ nişancı (“shooter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /cesˈcin ni.ʃanˈd͡ʒɯ/
Hyphenation: kes‧kin‧ni‧şan‧cı

Noun

keskin nişancı (definite accusative keskin nişancıyı, plural keskin nişancılar)

sniper (a person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position)

Derived terms

keskin nişancı tüfeği
keskin nişancılık

Further reading

“keskin nişancı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “keskin nişancı”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2510

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