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Tapper vs Wapper - What's the difference?

tapper | wapper |

In uk dialect terms the difference between tapper and wapper

is that tapper is the lesser spotted woodpecker while wapper is a gudgeon.

As nouns the difference between tapper and wapper

is that tapper is one who taps while wapper is a gudgeon.

As a verb wapper is

to cause to shake; to move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter.

tapper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who taps
  • * Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
    • A low tap was heard at the room door. Mr. Bob Sawyer looked expressively at his friend, and bade the tapper come in
  • A tap-dancer
  • A phone tapper or wiretapper
  • (US) A tapster
  • (telegraphy) In early wireless telegraphs, a device used to shake loose the filings of a coherer.
  • (UK, dialect) The lesser spotted woodpecker.

    • wapper

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A gudgeon.

    • Etymology 2

    Frequentative of wap; compare (etyl) dialect wappern, wippern, to move up and down, to rock.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to shake; to move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter.
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