Thesaurus: piper

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1. n. See Pepper.
2. n. One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe.
3. n. A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines.
4. n. A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) having very long spines, native of both the American and European coasts.
5. n. someone who plays the bagpipe
6. See Pepper. 1. (Mus.) 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.
7. n:100 n. someone who plays the bagpipe n. type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs