wheeltapper

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noun

A railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

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Meanings

nounwheeltapper (plural wheeltappers)

plural wheeltappers · alternative wheel-tapper

  1. UKhistoricalrail transportA railway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks.

Origin

From wheel + tapper.

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Translations

German Radklopfer
  • Radklopferrailway employee tasked with tapping the train's wheels with a hammer to detect cracks
Cite this entry
APA

wheeltapper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheeltapper

MLA

“wheeltapper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheeltapper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheeltapper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheeltapper.

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