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piper¹
- /ˈpaɪ.pə/ UK
- /ˈpaɪ.pɚ/ US
- /ˈpʌɪ.pɚ/ Canada
Rhymes with -aɪpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English piper, pipere; equivalent to pipe + -er. Piecewise doublet of fifer.
noun pipers
- A musician who plays a pipe.
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A bagpiper.
At Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley, the sounding of train horns was followed by a lone piper playing When the Battle's Over.
Similar: bagpiper
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A baby pigeon.
Similar: squab, baby pigeon, pigeon chick
- A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines.
- A sea urchin (Cidaris cidaris) with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts.
- A halfbeak (Hyporhamphus ihi) found in New Zealand.
- A broken-winded hack horse.
- A person who smokes crack cocaine. 2025, Rev. Yolanda E. Johnson, Dr. Viola J. Malone, Journey: Pain and Purpose On one occasion after returning from vacation one of the 'pipers' (crack addicts) as they were called, was in my kitchen cooking. That was the last straw.
piper²
noun
- Archaic form of pepper
Piper³
- /ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -aɪpə(ɹ)
proper noun Pipers
- A surname originating as an occupation.
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A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.
Similar: Pyper
- An American aviation manufacturer, Piper Aircraft Inc., named after its early owner William T. Piper. That airplane would sell for $1.5 million or more if Cessna or Piper or Aero Commander were building it today
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Iowa.
- A neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
noun Pipers
- An airplane made by Piper. Replacing side windows on a Beech or Cessna or Piper airplane is an awful job
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bagpiper, genus piper, flutist, bagpipe, flute, musician, recorder, paper, alpha, pied, flame, forceps, cuss, piping, pepper, plover
Translations
Talk about this word "piper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. piper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piper "piper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piper.Cite this
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