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tappee

tappee noun: a person who is subjected to a wiretap.

Noun

tappee (plural tappees)

  1. A person who is subjected to a wiretap.
    • Maryland law protects individual civil liberties by forbidding wiretapping without the consent of the tappee.1999 August 5, “Judge Sends Clinton - And Everyone - a $90,000 Message”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Proper noun capitalized: Tappee

Tappee

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Tapti (“Indian river”).

Forms of tappee

pluraltappees

Origin of tappee

From tap + -ee.

Questions about tappee

What does tappee mean?
Tappee means a person who is subjected to a wiretap.
What part of speech is tappee?
Tappee can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of tappee?
The plural of tappee is tappees.

Words near tappee in the dictionary

  1. tapped on
  2. tapped one's toes
  3. tapped out
  4. tapped the admiral
  5. tapped up
  6. tappee
  7. tappees
  8. tappen
  9. Tappenden
  10. Tappendens
  11. Tappens

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