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Meaning of PIPER

Pronunciation:  'pIpur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  someone who plays the bagpipe
  2. [n]  type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
 

PIPER is a 5 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: bagpiper, genus Piper
 
 See Also: betel, betel pepper, black pepper, common pepper, cubeb, cubeb vine, dicot genus, family Piperaceae, instrumentalist, Java pepper, long pepper, Madagascar pepper, magnoliopsid genus, musician, pepper, pepper family, pepper vine, pipe major, Piper betel, Piper cubeba, Piper longum, Piper nigrum, Piperaceae, player, true pepper, white pepper

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Pi"per\, n. [L.]
    See {Pepper}.
    
    
  2. \Pip"er\, n.
    1. (Mus.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a
       bagpipe. ``The hereditary piper and his sons.''
       --Macaulay.
    
    2. (Zo["o]l.)
       (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.
    
    
 

 

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