tapper

Meaning

1. One who makes a tapping noise.
2. A tap-dancer.
3. A phone tapper or wiretapper.
4. (slang) A weakly hit ground ball.
5. In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer.
6. The lesser spotted woodpecker.
7. A tapster.
8. An assistant in the sport of paraswimming who taps blind or visually impaired swimmers with a pole to indicate when they should turn around.

Synonyms

tapster

wiretapper

tap dancer

phone tapper

crossbar

eavesdropper

jib

publican

stepper

threading machine

wine waiter

saloon keeper

transverse member

tail arm

barkeep

machine-working taps

barkeeper

barman

bartender

Etymology

From tap + -er.