piper
A musician who plays a pipeA musician who plays a pipe.
» He who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Wes Brot ich ess, des Lied ich sing. — samueldora
Wes Brot ich ess’, des Lied ich sing’. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wer die Kapelle bezahlt, bestimmt die Musik. — wolfgangth
Хто платить, той і замовляє музику. — deniko
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8 sensesA musician who plays a pipe.
ду́дочникdúdočnik, волы́нщикvolýnščik, флейти́стflejtíst
ґа́йдарgájdar, дуда́рdudár
someone who plays the bagpipe
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 (Cidaris cidaris) with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts.
A halfbeak (Hyporhamphus ihi) found in New Zealand.
(slang)A person who smokes crack cocaine.
(obsolete, slang)A broken-winded hack horse.
Examples
7 sentencesHe who pays the piper, calls the tune.
Хто платить, той і замовляє музику. — deniko
deWes Brot ich ess, des Lied ich sing. — samueldora
So it's finally time to pay the piper.
Piper moved her hand back and forth across her neck, in a sawing motion.
It's time for Sami to pay the piper.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
ruНа дворе трава, на траве дрова. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English piper, pipere; equivalent to pipe + -er. Piecewise doublet of fifer.From Middle English piper, pipere; equivalent to pipe + -er. Piecewise doublet of fifer.
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