tapper

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tapper^¹

noun tappers

One who makes a tapping noise. A low tap was heard at the room door. Mr. Bob Sawyer looked expressively at his friend, and bade the tapper come in[…]
A tap-dancer.
A wiretapper.
slang A weakly hit ground ball.
In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer.
UK, dialectal The lesser spotted woodpecker.
US A tapster.
An assistant in the sport of paraswimming who taps blind or visually impaired swimmers with a pole to indicate when they should turn around.

Tapper^²

proper noun Tappers

A surname originating as an occupation for an innkeeper or wine merchant.

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@misc{tapper_2026,
  title = {tapper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tapper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}