| Definition of 'tapper' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tapster, tapper
a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks
2. (noun) tapper
a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly
"finger tappers irritated her"
3. (noun) tapper
a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads
4. (noun) tapper, wiretapper, phone tapper
someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire
5. (noun) tap dancer, tapper
a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes
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| Definition of 'tapper' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tapper
the lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor); -- called also tapperer, tabberer, little wood pie, barred woodpecker, wood tapper, hickwall, and pump borer
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| Definition of 'tapper' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. tapper
The key used in single needle telegraph transmitters. It comprises two flat springs L, E, each with a handle, normally pressed upward against one contact bar Z, and when pressed down by the operator making contact against a lower bar C when messages are to be transmitted. A double tapper, such as shown, is used for each instrument.
Synonyms--Double Tapper Key--Pedal Key.
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