狙撃手

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 狙撃手 (そげきしゅ) adds person or operator 手 to sniping 狙撃 to denote a sniper.
• Basic usage: It identifies a character watching a distant target or the viewpoint through which a battlefield is depicted.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The person rather than the act
  • 狙撃手 names the individual assigned the role; 狙撃 without 手 can name the action itself.