wiretappern.

Brit.

/ˈwʌɪəˌtapə/, U.S.

/ˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wire n.¹, tapper n.¹

Etymology: < wire n.¹ + tapper n.¹ Compare later wiretap v. and earlier wiretapping n.

A person who engages in wiretapping; (U.S.) a confidence trickster who pretends to have tapped the telephone of a bookmaker's and thus to have inside information on betting patterns. Cf. phone-tapper n. at phone n.² Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > electronic espionage > [noun] > device > person operating

wiretapper1891

plumber1972

wireman1973

sound-thief1977

1891 Salem (Ohio) Daily News 3 Jan. 1/5 (headline) Wire Tapper and Outfit Captured.

1906 N.Y. Tribune 1 Feb. 8/2 The wiretappers made it appear to Felix..that such sportsmen as James R. Keene and John W. Gates were betting thousands on Old Stone.

1953 ‘S. Ransome’ Drag Dark (1954) xv. 146 A call..couched in cryptic terms calculated to fool a wire tapper.

1977 ‘J. D. White’ Salzburg Affair vi. 52 He could only drive on, find another telephone, in case the M.F.S. wire-tappers had traced the first call.

1994 Harper's Mag. Aug. 35/1 The nation learned that Nixon knowingly maintained a dirty-tricks squad, telephone wiretappers, and an in-house cadre of troubleshooters known as the Plumbers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wiretapper
释义	wiretappern. Brit. /ˈwʌɪəˌtapə/, U.S. /ˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: wire n.¹, tapper n.¹ Etymology: < wire n.¹ + tapper n.¹ Compare later wiretap v. and earlier wiretapping n. A person who engages in wiretapping; (U.S.) a confidence trickster who pretends to have tapped the telephone of a bookmaker's and thus to have inside information on betting patterns. Cf. phone-tapper n. at phone n.² Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > electronic espionage > [noun] > device > person operating wiretapper1891 plumber1972 wireman1973 sound-thief1977 1891 Salem (Ohio) Daily News 3 Jan. 1/5 (headline) Wire Tapper and Outfit Captured. 1906 N.Y. Tribune 1 Feb. 8/2 The wiretappers made it appear to Felix..that such sportsmen as James R. Keene and John W. Gates were betting thousands on Old Stone. 1953 ‘S. Ransome’ Drag Dark (1954) xv. 146 A call..couched in cryptic terms calculated to fool a wire tapper. 1977 ‘J. D. White’ Salzburg Affair vi. 52 He could only drive on, find another telephone, in case the M.F.S. wire-tappers had traced the first call. 1994 Harper's Mag. Aug. 35/1 The nation learned that Nixon knowingly maintained a dirty-tricks squad, telephone wiretappers, and an in-house cadre of troubleshooters known as the Plumbers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1891
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