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tapper

noun C2
  1. One who makes a tapping noise.
  2. A tap-dancer.
  3. A wiretapper.
  4. A weakly hit ground ball. (slang)
  5. In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer.
  6. A tapster. (US)
  7. An assistant in the sport of paraswimming who taps blind or visually impaired swimmers with a pole to indicate when they should turn around.

Plural tappers

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