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tapper

1

[ tap-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that taps tap taps or strikes lightly.
  2. a telegraph key.


tapper

2

[ tap-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that taps, tap, taps, as trees for the sap or juice, a blast furnace, cask, or other container for their contents, etc.
  2. a person who cuts screw threads into the surface of a circular opening, as of a pipe, nut, etc.

ˈ³Ù²¹±è±è±ð°ù

/ ˈ³Ùæ±èÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person who taps
  2. a tool or instrument that taps
  3. dialect.
    an unstable and violent person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tapper1

First recorded in 1800–10; tap 1 + -er 1

Origin of tapper2

before 1000; Old English ³Ùæ±è±è±ð°ù±ð (not recorded in ME); tap 2, -er 1
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The Waimaha, whose culture was nearly decimated by rubber tappers and missionaries, for example, make Parry sleep away from them until he has gained their trust.

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Swimmers in the vision impaired classification often have “tappers†standing at each end of the pool.

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It was ultimately Gregory Hines who became the defining tapper of his generation, although both brothers were undisputed masters of the craft.

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Jill Biden said the video offers “a bit of magic, wonder, and joy brought to you by the talented tappers of Dorrance Dance, performing their playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite.â€

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Production of sneakers for fashionable Parisians has restored hope for a community of rubber tappers who labored on the verge of obsolescence with the advent of synthetic rubber.

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