"tapper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-tapper.ogg [Australia] Forms: tappers [plural]
Etymology: tap + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tap|er}} tap + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tapper (plural tappers)
  1. One who makes a tapping noise.
    Sense id: en-tapper-en-noun-W28EYW1s
  2. A tap-dancer.
    Sense id: en-tapper-en-noun-BctmCjkh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 8 7 25 26 4 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 5 12 6 5 20 24 10 18
  3. A phone tapper or wiretapper.
    Sense id: en-tapper-en-noun-w2Q5X7G7
  4. (baseball slang) A weakly hit ground ball. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-tapper-en-noun-hZnaCrYX Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (telegraphy) In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer. Categories (topical): Telegraphy
    Sense id: en-tapper-en-noun-9cG7~Lo7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 8 7 25 26 4 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 5 12 6 5 20 24 10 18 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telegraphy
  6. (British, dialect) The lesser spotted woodpecker. Tags: British, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Woodpeckers
    Sense id: en-tapper-en-noun-ttojkI-W Disambiguation of Woodpeckers: 5 15 7 5 23 30 2 12 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 8 7 25 26 4 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 16 10 4 19 33 3 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 5 12 6 5 20 24 10 18
  7. (US) A tapster. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-tapper-en-noun-IlTHZZI1 Categories (other): American English
  8. (sports) An assistant in the sport of paraswimming who taps blind or visually impaired swimmers with a pole to indicate when they should turn around. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-tapper-en-noun-iMoyHi-o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 8 7 25 26 4 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 5 12 6 5 20 24 10 18 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: till-tapper, toe tapper, toe-tapper, wheeltapper, wheel-tapper

Inflected forms

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