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wiretapper

[wahy^uhr-tap-er]

noun

a person who taps wires to learn the nature of messages passing over them.

a swindler who professes to have betting tips or other information from tapped telephone wires.

Origin:
1890–95; wire + tapper²

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wiretap (ˈwaɪəˌtæp)

—vb , -taps, -tapping, -tapped
	to make a connection to a telegraph or telephone wire in order to obtain information secretly

'wiretapper

—n

'wiretapping

—n

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