tapper: Meaning and Definition of

tap•per

Pronunciation: (tap'ur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
  2. a telegraph key.

tap•per

Pronunciation: (tap'ur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also: