/ˈpaɪ.pə/, /ˈpaɪ.pɚ/, /ˈpʌɪ.pɚ/
OriginFrom Middle English piper, pipere; equivalent to pipe + -er. Piecewise doublet of fifer.
- A musician who plays a pipe.
- 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.”
- A baby pigeon.
- 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.
- obsolete, slangA broken-winded hack horse.
- An airplane made by Piper.
“Replacing side windows on a Beech or Cessna or Piper airplane is an awful job”
- countable, uncountableA surname originating as an occupation.
- countable, uncountableA female given name transferred from the surname, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.
- countable, uncountableAn American aviation manufacturer, Piper Aircraft Inc, named after 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”
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Iowa.
- countable, uncountableA neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
Formspipers(plural) · Pipers(plural)