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Wiretapper

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Noun

1. phone tapper, tapper, wiretapper

someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire

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Wiretapper

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

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Wiretapper

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verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈwireˌtapped or ˈwireˌtapping
1. 
to tap (a telephone wire, etc.) to get information secretly or underhandedly
noun
2. 
the act or an instance of wiretapping
3. 
a device used in wiretapping
adjective
4. 
of or relating to wiretapping

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Wiretapper

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n.
1. An act of secretly listening to or recording a person's telephone or internet conversations, often as part of a police investigation.
2. A device that is connected to a communications circuit in a concealed fashion in order to enable a wiretap.
tr.v. wire·tapped, wire·tap·ping, wire·taps
1. To listen to or record in secret (a conversation carried on over a telephone line or other communications channel), often as part of a police investigation.
2. To wiretap the conversations on (a telephone line or other communications channel), often as part of a police investigation.
3. To wiretap the conversations of (a person) or the communications devices in (a place).
4. To connect a concealed listening or recording device to (a telephone line).

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