piper

Noun (1)

piper (plural pipers)

1. A musician who plays a pipe.
2. A bagpiper.
   • At Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley, the sounding of train horns was followed by a lone piper playing When the Battle's Over.2020 May 20, “Railway remembers VE Day with a series of tributes”, in Rail, page 15

   Synonyms:

   bagpiper

3. A baby pigeon.

   Synonyms:

   squab, baby pigeon, pigeon chick

4. A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines.
5. A sea urchin (Cidaris cidaris) with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts.
6. A halfbeak (Hyporhamphus ihi) found in New Zealand.
7. (obsolete, slang) A broken-winded hack horse.
8. (slang) A person who smokes crack cocaine.
   • On one occasion after returning from vacation one of the 'pipers' (crack addicts) as they were called, was in my kitchen cooking. That was the last straw.2025, Rev. Yolanda E. Johnson, Dr. Viola J. Malone, Journey: Pain and Purpose

Proper noun capitalized: Piper

IPA/ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/

Piper (countable and uncountable, plural Pipers)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.

   Synonyms:

   Pyper

3. An American aviation manufacturer, Piper Aircraft Inc., named after its early owner William T. Piper.
   • That airplane would sell for $1.5 million or more if Cessna or Piper or Aero Commander were building it today2019, Mike Busch, Airplane Ownership vol 1, Savvy Aviator Inc, page 18
4. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Iowa.
5. A neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
6. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.

Noun (2) capitalized: Piper

IPA/ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/

Piper (plural Pipers)

1. An airplane made by Piper.
   • Replacing side windows on a Beech or Cessna or Piper airplane is an awful job2020, Mike Busch, Airplane Ownership vol 2, Savvy Aviator Inc, page 75