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tapperA person who taps something, especially to extract liquid or make sounds

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A person who taps something, especially to extract liquid or make sounds

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtæpər/

Korean meaning: 두드리는 사람, 특히 액체를 뽑거나 소리를 내기 위해 두드리는 사람

Korean pronunciation: 태-퍼 (강세: 태)

Example Sentences

  • The experienced tapper could extract gallons of maple syrup without harming the tree.
  • My neighbor is such a dedicated phone tapper, he knows everyone's pizza orders before they do.
  • The detective hired a professional tapper to monitor the suspect's communications.

tapper

NOUN

//ˈtæpər//

A person who taps something, especially to extract liquid or make sounds

tapper concept
💡 Concept

Person tapping tree for syrup

tapper rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The tapper drops the wrapper as the snapper watches!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtæpər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈtæpə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Roottap
Suffix--er

Origin

14세기 중세 영어 'tappen'(두드리다)에서 유래되었으며, 게르만어족 언어들의 공통 어근에서 나온 단어입니다. 물을 '똑똑' 떨어뜨리는 소리를 모방한 의성어적 기원을 가지고 있습니다.

🎵Rhyme

mapperwrappersnapperclapper
mapper
wrapper
snapper
clapper

🔗Collocations

phone tapper
wire tapper
maple tapper
tree tapper
professional tapper

📝Examples

The experienced tapper could extract gallons of maple syrup without harming the tree.

😄 Fun example

My neighbor is such a dedicated phone tapper, he knows everyone's pizza orders before they do.

The detective hired a professional tapper to monitor the suspect's communications.

She became the world's fastest finger tapper, setting a Morse code record.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

strikerknockerdrummerbeater

Antonyms

receivercollector

Related

taptappingpercussionextractorsiphon

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