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Wire Tapper

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(1):

One that taps, or cuts in on, telegraph wires and intercepts messages;

(2):

a swindler who pretends to tap wires or otherwise intercept advance telegraphic news for betting.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wire Tapper'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wire-tapper.html. 1828.
 
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