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PIPER
piper, bagpiper
(noun) someone who plays the bagpipe
Piper, genus Piper
(noun) type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
piper (plural pipers)
A musician who plays a pipe.
A bagpiper.
A baby pigeon.
A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines.
A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts.
Synonyms
• (bagpiper): bagpiper
• (baby pigeon): squab, baby pigeon, pigeon chick
Etymology 2
Noun
piper
Archaic form of pepper.
Anagrams
• PIREP
Proper noun
Piper
An occupational surname.
A female given name from surnames, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.
Anagrams
• PIREP
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"per, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: See Pepper.
Pip"er, n.
1. (Mus.)
Definition: One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons." Macaulay.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines. (b) A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) having very long spines, native of both the American and European coasts. To pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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