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

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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 12978^th 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

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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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