tapper
English
noun
Definitions
- One who makes a tapping noise.
- A tap-dancer.
- A phone tapper or wiretapper.
- (baseball) A weakly hit ground ball.
- (US) A tapster.
- (telegraphy) In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer.
- (UK) The lesser spotted woodpecker.
Etymology
Suffix from English tap.
Origin
English
tap
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- heeltap English
- keytap English
- lifetap English
- lovetap English
- midtap English
- multitap English
- retap English
- stop-tap English
- tap English
- taphole English
- taphouse English
- taplash English
- tapless English
- tappable English
- tappee English
- tappest English
- tappet English
- tappeth English
- tappy English
- taproom English
- taproot English
- tapster English
- tapware English
- toe English
- toe-tapper English
- untap English
- wheel English
- wheeltapper English
- wire English
- wiretap English
- wiretapper English
- tappe Middle English