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Definition of Piper
1. Noun. Someone who plays the bagpipe.
Generic synonyms: Instrumentalist, Musician, Player
Specialized synonyms: Pipe Major
Derivative terms: Pipe
2. Noun. Type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Piperaceae, Pepper Family, Piperaceae
Member holonyms: Pepper Vine, True Pepper, Black Pepper, Common Pepper, Madagascar Pepper, Pepper, Piper Nigrum, White Pepper, Long Pepper, Piper Longum, Betel, Betel Pepper, Piper Betel, Cubeb, Cubeb Vine, Java Pepper, Piper Cubeba
Definition of Piper
1. n. See Pepper.
2. n. One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe.
Definition of Piper
1. Proper noun. (surname A=An occupational from=Middle English) ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames female given name) used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie. ¹
3. Noun. A musician who plays a pipe. ¹
4. Noun. A bagpiper. ¹
5. Noun. A baby pigeon. ¹
6. Noun. A common European gurnard (''Trigla lyra''), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines. ¹
7. Noun. A sea urchin (''Goniocidaris hystrix'') with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Piper
1. one that plays on a tubular musical instrument [n -S]
Medical Definition of Piper
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1. One who plays on a pipe, or the like, especially. On a bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons."
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Piper
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