Ninja vs. Sniper — What's the Difference?

A ninja (忍者, Japanese pronunciation: [ɲiꜜɲdʑa]) or shinobi (忍び, [ɕinobi]) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of a ninja included espionage, deception, and surprise attacks.

A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision rifles and high-magnification optics, and often also serve as scouts/observers feeding tactical information back to their units or command headquarters.

A person skilled in the Japanese art of ninjutsu.

A skilled military shooter detailed to spot and pick off enemy soldiers from a concealed place.

A member of a class of medieval Japanese mercenary agents who were trained in the martial arts and hired for covert operations such as assassination and sabotage.

One who shoots at other people from a concealed place.

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

(figurative) A person considered similarly skillful to the historical ninja, especially in covert or stealthy operation.

Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.

(figurative) A person considered to look like the historical ninja in some way, including amateur private miners.

One who shoots from a concealed position.

Syn of manas a friendly term of address.

One who criticizes; a person who frequently snipes at others.

Of or related to ninjas in their various senses.

A hunter of snipe (the bird).

(ambitransitive) To act or move like a ninja, particularly with regard to a combination of speed, power, and stealth.

(ice hockey slang) A player who specializes in scoring goals.

Syn of preempt: to supersede and invalidate a response by posting immediately before it.

A person or automated process set up by a person who or which attempts to win an online auction by placing a bid only seconds before the auction ends, leaving no time for other bidders to respond

To claim an item through abuse of game mechanics.

A marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place

A member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu

A class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations