noun
piper
PEYE-puh
noun
1
A person who plays a wind instrument called a pipe, especially bagpipes.
"A lone piper played at the ceremony."
How to Use Piper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who plays the pipes, most often bagpipes.
Common mistake
Remember the idiom "pay the piper" — meaning to face the consequences of something, from the folk tale of the Pied Piper.
Common pairings
bagpipe piper
pay the piper
Word Forms
pipers plural, Pipers plural, Pipers plural
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Etymology
From pipe + -er, "one who pipes."