piper

[ pahy-per ]

noun

1. a person who plays on a pipe.
2. a bagpiper.

Piper

¹

/ ˈpaɪpə /

noun

1. PiperJohn19031992MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: artist John. 1903–92, British artist. An official war artist in World War II, he is known esp for his watercolours of bombed churches and his stained glass in Coventry Cathedral

piper

²

/ ˈpaɪpə /

noun

1. a person who plays a pipe or bagpipes
2. pay the piper and call the tune
   to bear the cost of an undertaking and control it

Word History and Origins

Origin of piper¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English pīpere. See pipe ¹, -er ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. pay the piper,
   1. to pay the cost of something.
   2. to bear the unfavorable consequences of one's actions or pleasures:

      Someday he'll have to pay the piper for all that gambling.

More idioms and phrases containing piper

see call the tune (pay the piper) .

Example Sentences

They had flown to Catalina in a Piper Arrow — part lesson, part excursion, True assumed — but had discovered a mechanical issue with their plane during their pre-flight check before heading back to the mainland.

From Los Angeles Times

They point out that the letter to Mr Williamson and the prosecution of Ms Piper were all carried out by Northern, a publicly owned train company.

From BBC

The aircraft, a 1976 Piper PA-28-235, made an emergency landing near Canyon Drive on Highway 76 — a popular route that runs east-west through the North County region of San Diego County — about 1:45 a.m.,

From Los Angeles Times

“A lot of people don’t go to the police because they’re terrified of the Home Office and the consequences of reporting,” said Luke Piper, head of immigration at the Work Rights Centre.

From BBC

Sadie and Piper Hoodenpyle, students at Girls Academic Leadership Academy, added that phones can be beneficial for taking pictures of lecture slides, filming telenovelas in Spanish and checking their weightlifting form.

From Los Angeles Times