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TAPPER
tapper, wiretapper, phone tapper
(noun) someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire
tapper
(noun) a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads
tapper
(noun) a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly; “finger tappers irritated her”
tapster, tapper
(noun) a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tapper (plural tappers)
One who makes a tapping noise.
A tap-dancer.
A phone tapper or wiretapper.
(baseball slang) A weakly hit ground ball.
(US) A tapster.
(telegraphy) In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer.
(UK, dialect) The lesser spotted woodpecker.
Anagrams
• Trappe
Proper noun
Tapper (plural Tappers)
An occupational surname for an innkeeper or wine merchant.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tapper is the 12978th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2366 individuals. Tapper is most common among White (81.49%) and Black/African American (13.4%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Trappe
Source: Wiktionary
Tap"per, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor); -- called also tapperer, tabberer, little wood pie, barred woodpecker, wood tapper, hickwall, and pump borer. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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