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TAPPER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes

Synonyms:

tap dancer; tapper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tapper" is a kind of...):

dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances professionally)

Derivation:

tap (dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire

Synonyms:

phone tapper; tapper; wiretapper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tapper" is a kind of...):

eavesdropper (a secret listener to private conversations)

Derivation:

tap (tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tapper" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

tap (cut a female screw thread with a tap)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly

Example:

finger tappers irritated her

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tapper" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

tap (strike lightly)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks

Synonyms:

tapper; tapster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tapper" is a kind of...):

publican; tavern keeper (the keeper of a public house)

Derivation:

tap (draw (liquor) from a tap)

tap (furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it)

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