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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:
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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