piper

noun

pip·​er ˈpī-pər How to pronounce piper (audio)
Synonyms of pipernext
: one that plays on a pipe

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Doors on Tuesday will open at 10 a.m., and include a full day of live music, DJs and a bag piper, according to another post. Noelle Alviz-Gransee march 16, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026 Guest performers scheduled include vocalist Karen Matheson, All-Ireland champion banjo player Enda Scahill, Scottish piper Ross Ainslie and others. Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026 Attendees can experience pipers, dancing, animals, artisan craft vendors, axe throwing, archery, a medieval camp, children’s activities, food and drinks, athletics and more. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026 Helping one family turned into helping hundreds, and along the way Biffle became something of a pied piper to other people who owned helicopters and wanted to help. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for piper

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of piper was before the 12th century

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“Piper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piper. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

Medical Definition

Piper

noun
: a very large genus (the type of the family Piperaceae) of tropical plants that comprise the true peppers, are mostly climbing jointed shrubs with pulpy fruit, and include the betel (P. betle), kava (P. methysticum), and matico (P. aduncum) and the sources of cubebs (from P. cubeba) and black and white pepper (from P. nigrum)

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