Heckenschütze

German

Etymology

From Hecke (“hedge”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schütze (“shooter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛkənˌʃʏt͡sə/
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Noun

Heckenschütze m (weak, genitive Heckenschützen, plural Heckenschützen, feminine Heckenschützin)

  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. (loosely, derogatory) synonym of Scharfschütze (“military sniper”)

Declension

Declension of Heckenschütze [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Heckenschütze die Heckenschützen
genitive eines des Heckenschützen der Heckenschützen
dative einem dem Heckenschützen den Heckenschützen
accusative einen den Heckenschützen die Heckenschützen

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