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WIRETAPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire
Synonyms:
phone tapper; tapper; wiretapper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wiretapper" is a kind of...):
eavesdropper (a secret listener to private conversations)
Derivation:
wiretap (tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information)