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piper

noun

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

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The previous record holder was 333 pipers in Bulgaria back in 2012. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025 And, in Edinburgh, the especially brave get the chance to play bagpipes with Scotland’s national piper, Louise Marshall, who has entertained queens, popes, and celebrities. Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025 The piper will play at the beginning and end of the service at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 26, as well as accompany the hymns and choir. Those who have Scottish regalia (kilts, tartans, etc.) are invited to wear it and attend the church at 310 W. Broadway. Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025 It was preceded on departure from Kensington Palace by a piper from the Royal Dragoon Guards, for which Katharine had been the Deputy Colonel-in-Chief since the regiment's inception in 1992. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 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 27 Nov. 2025.

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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