(definition) by Webster 1913 Fri Dec 23 2005 at 5:35:27

Wire tapper.

One that taps, or cuts in on, telegraph wires and intercepts messages; hence (Slang),

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

 

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