piper
IPA: pˈaɪpɝ
noun
- A musician who plays a pipe.
- A bagpiper.
- 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.
- (slang, obsolete) A broken-winded hack horse.
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.
- An American aviation manufacturer, Piper Aircraft Inc, named after early owner William T. Piper
- An airplane made by Piper
- Archaic form of pepper. [A plant of the family Piperaceae.]
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Examples of "piper" in Sentences
- They call to Piper with a spell.
- Billie and Piper are the only survivors.
- The author identifies the Piper with the Devil.
- Piper gained the advantage with the use of the chain.
- Brother to Peter Piper and The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
- The piper mollifies him by playing a haunting mountain song.
- With the help of Piper, he was able to smuggle the letter in.
- On 10 May Piper entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for deactivation.
- Piper then sold that inventory as the Piper Stinson over the next few years.
- Rohrbach ordered the band's piper to play during the running of the gauntlet.