wiretapper

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noun

A person who installs or monitors wiretaps.

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tapperphone tapper
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Meanings

nounwiretapper (plural wiretappers)

plural wiretappers

  1. A person who installs or monitors wiretaps.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire

Similar
tapperphone tapper
Broader
eavesdropper
Also see
tapper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wire + tapper.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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