Home › Words › W › wiretapperwiretapperwiretapper means A person who installs or monitors wiretaps.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, wiretapper ranks #12,125 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom wire + tapper.nounA person who installs or monitors wiretaps.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.wiretapped 74% match — Of a telephone line or other communications system, subjected to a covert surveillance of a conversation. vs wiretapper →eavesdropper 63% match — One who eavesdrops. vs wiretapper →wireperson 61% match — Someone who works with wire; primarily someone who connects electric wiring. vs wiretapper →earwigger 61% match — An eavesdropper. vs wiretapper →videotaper 58% match — One who videotapes. vs wiretapper →tailer 57% match — One who follows or tails surreptitiously, as an investigator. vs wiretapper →detectograph 57% match — An early audio recording device used in wiretaps. vs wiretapper →tamperer 56% match — One who tampers. vs wiretapper →