piper

English

/ˈpaɪ.pə/, /ˈpaɪ.pɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • 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 (Goniocidaris hystrix) with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English piper suffix from English pipe (smoking pipe).

Origin

English

pipe

Gloss

smoking pipe

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