# der Heckenschütze

der Heckenschütze is a German noun meaning “guerrilla fighter or criminal who shoots from a concealed position; sniper (in this sense)”. Forms: des Heckenschützen, die Heckenschützen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Heckenschützen
- Plural: die Heckenschützen

## In other languages

- Русский: снайпер

## Meanings

1. guerrilla fighter or criminal who shoots from a concealed position; sniper (in this sense)
   - Das Umland von Washington wurde 2002 von zwei Heckenschützen terrorisiert. — The environs of Washington were terrorized by two snipers in 2002.
2. _derogatory_ synonym of Scharfschütze (“military sniper”)

## Examples

- Der Heckenschütze fährt einen weißen Lieferwagen. — The sniper is driving a white van.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
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