Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that taps.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which operates a screw-cutting tap for threading holes.
- noun One who or that which taps or strikes.
- noun A hammer for striking a bell or chime.
- noun A device for restoring a coherer to its normal resistance, after this has been affected by electric oscillations, by means of a series of slight mechanical shocks.
- noun One who taps or draws liquor; a tapster; specifically, an innkeeper.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.), Prov. Eng. The lesser spotted woodpecker (
Dendrocopus minor ); -- called alsotapperer ,tabberer ,little wood pie ,barred woodpecker ,wood tapper ,hickwall , andpump borer .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
taps - noun A
tap-dancer - noun A phone tapper or
wiretapper - noun US A
tapster - noun telegraphy In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a
coherer . - noun UK, dialect The
lesser spotted woodpecker .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire
- noun a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes
- noun a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks
- noun a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly
- noun a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads
Etymologies
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Examples
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Environmental campaigners and Green party activists heralded a breakthrough today after a former rubber-tapper from the Brazilian Amazon who rose to be a world-famous rainforest defender became the central figure in the second round of the country's presidential election.
Brazil election sees breakthrough for Greens and environmental agenda
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They welcomed the former rubber tapper from the Amazon as a populist voice and anointed her as their a rockstar presidential candidate, even putting her on the cover of the Rolling Stone.
Eric Ehrmann: Brazil's Greens Turn Right in Presidential Vote
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But the thing was, the tapper was the kind of person who would complain, who might call the owners and make trouble for Clarice.
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Being that I am a well seasoned laptop user and a frequent "tapper" to indicate my selections, I believe I have learned the appropriate amount of pressure and confidence one must use on a touch screen.
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Over time, each "tapper" picks up coding skills and becomes able to contribute more to the testing effort on their team.
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So many players today sulk after a pitcher induces a weakly hit tapper; others sadly, just flat out dog it.
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And in the seventh, he fielded a tapper from Posada and planted a tag on his backside to retire the side.
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Alex Rodriguez, all season long the source of Red Sox frustration, hit an innocent looking tapper between the mound and first base line.
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I floated the barrel, bedded the action too just in front of the start of the barrel tapper, glassed the rails and tang.
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I floated the barrel, bedded the action too just in front of the start of the barrel tapper, glassed the rails and tang.
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