tapper
noun C2- One who makes a tapping noise.
- A tap-dancer.
- A wiretapper.
- A weakly hit ground ball.
- In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer.
- 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.
Plural tappers
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