wiretapper
noun
wire·tap·per
ˈwī(-ə)r-ˌta-pər 
: one that taps telephone or telegraph wires or signals
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But by 1973, Israel’s army had become relatively complacent — something the show drives home through one of its main characters, an intelligence wiretapper named Avinoam, who pleads with his commanding officers, to no avail, to prepare for a surprise attack.
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Gabe Friedman, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Nov. 2020
On the small screen, season 5 of The Crown imagines that the cozy call was intercepted by a wandering wiretapper in real time and sold for profit.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2022
But Johnson held back some details, notably anything about the wiretapping, including the wiretapper's name.
—AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2019
Even with the session key, wiretappers would still need to collect a full copy of the encrypted call, which can be a significant challenge.
—Russell Brandom, The Verge, 20 Aug. 2018
Rather, as Walter Murch, the film’s sound editor (and crucial collaborator), points out, Coppola chose to focus the entire film on what in a standard thriller would be a minor character, the wiretapper, some guy who drops off the tapes and leaves.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Slate Magazine, 22 June 2017
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SAT Dance lesson, 7:30 p.m., dance to music with The Wiretappers, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Leif Erikson Lodge, 2245 N.W. 57th St., Seattle; $10-$15 (206-781-1238 or nwdance.net).
—Madeline McKenzie, The Seattle Times, 4 May 2017
No, the first single from Calexico’s newest effort Carried to Dust, out September 2 from Quarterstick Records, is more interested in codebreakers, wiretappers, airplane graveyards and other postmodern metaphors.
—Scott Thill, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2008
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Gabe Friedman, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Nov. 2020
On the small screen, season 5 of The Crown imagines that the cozy call was intercepted by a wandering wiretapper in real time and sold for profit.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2022
But Johnson held back some details, notably anything about the wiretapping, including the wiretapper's name.
—AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2019
Even with the session key, wiretappers would still need to collect a full copy of the encrypted call, which can be a significant challenge.
—Russell Brandom, The Verge, 20 Aug. 2018
Rather, as Walter Murch, the film’s sound editor (and crucial collaborator), points out, Coppola chose to focus the entire film on what in a standard thriller would be a minor character, the wiretapper, some guy who drops off the tapes and leaves.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Slate Magazine, 22 June 2017
Northwest Dance Network
SAT Dance lesson, 7:30 p.m., dance to music with The Wiretappers, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Leif Erikson Lodge, 2245 N.W. 57th St., Seattle; $10-$15 (206-781-1238 or nwdance.net).
—Madeline McKenzie, The Seattle Times, 4 May 2017
No, the first single from Calexico’s newest effort Carried to Dust, out September 2 from Quarterstick Records, is more interested in codebreakers, wiretappers, airplane graveyards and other postmodern metaphors.
—Scott Thill, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2008
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“Wiretapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiretapper. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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