francotirador
/fɾankotiɾaˈdoɾ/ · B2 · noun · m
sniper
🎯🔫 franco + tirador = free + shooter: a free-shooter firing from cover
Tirador is a shooter, from tirar, to shoot. Franco-tireur was the French name for irregular free-fighters of 1870 who weren't in the regular army. Spanish took the term and now uses it for a hidden marksman.