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Define the word piper

"Piper" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Piper \Pi"per\, n. [L.]
   See Pepper.
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"Piper" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Piper \Pip"er\, n.
   1. (Mus.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a
      bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons." --Macaulay.
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   2. (Zool.)
      (a) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a
          large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with
          large, sharp, opercular spines.
      (b) A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) having very long
          spines, native of both the American and European
          coasts.
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   To pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.
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"piper" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

piper
     n 1: someone who plays the bagpipe [syn: bagpiper]
     2: type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly
        climbing tropical shrubs [syn: genus Piper]