piper
/ˈpaɪ.pɚ/ noun C1- 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.
- A halfbeak (Hyporhamphus ihi) found in New Zealand.
- A person who smokes crack cocaine.
Plural pipers
From the library
Turning to the Kid, he said, “It is just what I deserve; for I, who am only a butcher, should not have turned piper to please you.”
Tiny sandy-pipers, and the huge Pacific seas.
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