Tapper

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who makes a tapping noise.

    "A low tap was heard at the room door. Mr. Bob Sawyer looked expressively at his friend, and bade the tapper come in[…]"

  2. 2
    a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes wordnet
  3. 3
    A tap-dancer.
  4. 4
    someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire wordnet
  5. 5
    A wiretapper.
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  1. 6
    a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads wordnet
  2. 7
    A weakly hit ground ball. slang
  3. 8
    a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly wordnet
  4. 9
    In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer.
  5. 10
    a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks wordnet
  6. 11
    The lesser spotted woodpecker. British, dialectal
  7. 12
    A tapster. US
  8. 13
    An assistant in the sport of paraswimming who taps blind or visually impaired swimmers with a pole to indicate when they should turn around.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation for an innkeeper or wine merchant.

Example

More examples

"A low tap was heard at the room door. Mr. Bob Sawyer looked expressively at his friend, and bade the tapper come in[…]"

Etymology

From tap + -er.

Related phrases

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