Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tapper

5 senses of tapper

Sense 1
tapster, tapper -- (a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks)
       => publican, tavern keeper -- (the keeper of a public house)

Sense 2
tapper -- (a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly; "finger tappers irritated her")
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 3
tapper -- (a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads)
       => worker -- (a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker")

Sense 4
tapper, wiretapper, phone tapper -- (someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire)
       => eavesdropper -- (a secret listener to private conversations)

Sense 5
tap dancer, tapper -- (a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes)
       => dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean -- (a performer who dances professionally)