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Pronunciation : Pi"per
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L.]
Definition : Defn: See Pepper.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pip"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Mus.)

Defn: One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons." Macaulay.

2. (Zo?l.) (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. To pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913