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Webster 1913 Edition
Piper
‖
Pip′er
,Noun.
1.
(Mus.)
One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe.
“The hereditary piper and his sons.” Macaulay.
2.
(Zool.)
(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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Piper
PI'PER
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Piper
Piper
See also: piper
Translingual
Piper cubeba
Etymology
Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “Piper longum”)
Proper noun
Piper n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Piperaceae – pepper plants that yield the fruit from which the spice is made.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Piperales - order; Piperaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): For species see
Piper on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or 
Piper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
English
Proper noun
Piper
- An occupational surname.
- A female given name used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.
Anagrams
piper
piper
See also: Piper
English
piper (playing bagpipes)
Pronunciation
Noun
piper (plural pipers)
- A musician who plays a pipe.
- 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 (Goniocidaris hystrix) with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
musician who plays a pipe
bagpiper — see bagpiper
baby pigeon — see squab
Etymology 2
Noun
piper
- Archaic form of pepper.
Anagrams
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- piperu, chiper
Etymology
From Greek πιπέρι (pipéri), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi).
Noun
piper m
Derived terms
- mpipiredz
See also
- pipercã
- sari
Latin
piper (pepper)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), via Middle Persian from an Indo-Aryan source; compare Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.per/
Noun
piper n (genitive piperis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | piper | pipera |
| genitive | piperis | piperum |
| dative | piperī | piperibus |
| accusative | piper | pipera |
| ablative | pipere | piperibus |
| vocative | piper | pipera |
Derived terms
Related terms
- piperītis
Descendants
References
- piper in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- piper in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “piper”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- piper in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- piper in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Romanian
piper
Etymology
From Slavic piperĭ, Greek πιπέρι (pipéri), from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi).
Noun
piper m