noun
- a person who secretly listens to or records telephone conversations or electronic communications
Examples
- The FBI wiretapper monitored the suspect’s phone calls for evidence.
- Police discovered that a wiretapper had been illegally recording conversations.
- The wiretapper used sophisticated equipment to intercept communications.
- Government wiretappers must obtain proper warrants before surveillance.
- The convicted wiretapper faced charges for invasion of privacy.
- Corporate security hired a wiretapper to investigate the data leak.