Piper
noun
A person who plays a pipe, especially a bagpipe.
The sound of a piper filled the air during the ceremony.
Often appears as...
- skye boat song piper
- funeral piper
noun
A type of bird called a sandpiper.
The piper can be spotted on sandy beaches hunting for small invertebrates.
Often appears as...
- sand piper
- spotted piper
noun
A plant, genus Piper, includes pepper and other spices.
Piper nigrum, better known as black pepper, is one of the most commonly used spices worldwide.
Often appears as...
- piper nigrum
- piper longum
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A brand of champagne.
She celebrated her success by drinking a glass of Piper.
Often appears as...
- piper-heidsieck
- piper champagne
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A person who plays a pipe, especially a bagpipe.
The sound of a piper filled the air during the ceremony.
Often appears as...
- skye boat song piper
- funeral piper
noun
A type of bird called a sandpiper.
The piper can be spotted on sandy beaches hunting for small invertebrates.
Often appears as...
- sand piper
- spotted piper
noun
A plant, genus Piper, includes pepper and other spices.
Piper nigrum, better known as black pepper, is one of the most commonly used spices worldwide.
Often appears as...
- piper nigrum
- piper longum
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A brand of champagne.
She celebrated her success by drinking a glass of Piper.
Often appears as...
- piper-heidsieck
- piper champagne
Usage tips
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/2Cultural Events
Piper is often associated with traditional Scottish and Irish music and ceremonies.
A lone piper played at the Highland Games.
Pro Tip 2/2Musical Context
'Piper' suggests live music, making an event feel more authentic or solemn.
They hired a piper for the remembrance service.
Pro Tip 1/2Cultural Events
Piper is often associated with traditional Scottish and Irish music and ceremonies.
A lone piper played at the Highland Games.
Pro Tip 2/2Musical Context
'Piper' suggests live music, making an event feel more authentic or solemn.
They hired a piper for the remembrance service.
Pro Tip 1/2Cultural Events
Piper is often associated with traditional Scottish and Irish music and ceremonies.
A lone piper played at the Highland Games.
Pro Tip 2/2Musical Context
'Piper' suggests live music, making an event feel more authentic or solemn.
They hired a piper for the remembrance service.
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Playing the Cape Breton...
at burials, as a body was carried out from the wake site to the burial site, the procession was led by a piper or a fiddle player. I'll quickly play a short part of the air, and then I'm going to get into kind of a crazy tune that is very difficult to play when you're not warmed up,
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Living in a shadow PIPE...
when Margaret got pregnant she filled the pages of her sketchbook with possible baby names Piper Mojave Bianca Claire spelled like Rojas CLA re seven months pregnant Margaret went to Philadelphia for a group show West Coast artists and their
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From Repo Man to...
want to face the piper Donald don't run he just don't know nobody because Donald has cooperated with the bondsman they will explore their options to try and help him in this situation there is a
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Playing the Cape Breton...
at burials, as a body was carried out from the wake site to the burial site, the procession was led by a piper or a fiddle player. I'll quickly play a short part of the air, and then I'm going to get into kind of a crazy tune that is very difficult to play when you're not warmed up,
Video examples
Living in a shadow PIPE...
when Margaret got pregnant she filled the pages of her sketchbook with possible baby names Piper Mojave Bianca Claire spelled like Rojas CLA re seven months pregnant Margaret went to Philadelphia for a group show West Coast artists and their
Video examples
From Repo Man to...
want to face the piper Donald don't run he just don't know nobody because Donald has cooperated with the bondsman they will explore their options to try and help him in this situation there is a
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Quote examples
Nathan Myhrvold
American Businessman
Risk is the sort of word that is easy to discuss upfront but tough to handle when it comes time to pay the piper. There will always be some who wimp out and second-guess when the pain hits, but that is a childish reaction.
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Dick York
American Actor
Piper insisted she had to be out of breath when we played this one scene, so she ran around the block. Thank God she wasn't doing a crucifixtion scene; we would have had to nail her to the wall.
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Oliver Joseph Lodge
English Physicist
The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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Billy Squier
American Musician
Piper took me one step further in that it got my first real recording contract but the band just didn't quite mature. It didn't break things open, but it got me to the door.
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Tina Brown
American Editor
Where did the inspiring Obama of the campaign go, that Facebook pied piper who friended the whole world with this update: 'Change you can believe in.' What happened to him?
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Jason Moran
American Musician
I am a huge fan of Adrian Piper: how she works, how she reveals her process in the work, how she writes about it.
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Robert Plant
British Musician
You have to ask these questions: who pays the piper, and what is valuable in this life?
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Tim Hardaway
American Athlete
I was always taught if you do something, face the piper. Try to make it right.
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John Hurt
British Actor
I love the uilleann pipes and listen to Ronan Browne who's an uilleann piper.
Quote examples
Nathan Myhrvold
American Businessman
Risk is the sort of word that is easy to discuss upfront but tough to handle when it comes time to pay the piper. There will always be some who wimp out and second-guess when the pain hits, but that is a childish reaction.
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Dick York
American Actor
Piper insisted she had to be out of breath when we played this one scene, so she ran around the block. Thank God she wasn't doing a crucifixtion scene; we would have had to nail her to the wall.
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Oliver Joseph Lodge
English Physicist
The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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Billy Squier
American Musician
Piper took me one step further in that it got my first real recording contract but the band just didn't quite mature. It didn't break things open, but it got me to the door.
Quote examples
Tina Brown
American Editor
Where did the inspiring Obama of the campaign go, that Facebook pied piper who friended the whole world with this update: 'Change you can believe in.' What happened to him?
Quote examples
Jason Moran
American Musician
I am a huge fan of Adrian Piper: how she works, how she reveals her process in the work, how she writes about it.
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Robert Plant
British Musician
You have to ask these questions: who pays the piper, and what is valuable in this life?
Quote examples
Tim Hardaway
American Athlete
I was always taught if you do something, face the piper. Try to make it right.
Quote examples
John Hurt
British Actor
I love the uilleann pipes and listen to Ronan Browne who's an uilleann piper.
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