piper

[US]/'paɪpə/
[UK]/'paɪpɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a person who plays the bagpipes;a genus of plants in the pepper family

Phrases & Collocations

bagpiper

Scottish piper

professional piper

pied piper

Example Sentences

The piper will pipe a tune.

the piper played a lament.

To be a namely piper it is necessary to study for 7 years.

The Rockefeller Foundation helps the project financially, and they have the right to say ‘no’ to any part of it. He who pays the piper …

The aim of the research was to discuss the genetic relationships between Piper methysticum, Pepper and other wild apache in Pepper genus.

The piper played a lively tune at the wedding.

The village hired a piper for the annual festival.

The children danced to the piper's music.

The old man sat listening to the piper's melodies.

The piper entertained the crowd with traditional songs.

A group of pipers marched in the parade.

The piper's music echoed through the hills.

The piper wore a colorful costume for the performance.

The sound of the piper's pipes filled the air.

The piper led the procession with a solemn expression.

Real-world Examples

I'm the pied piper of Venice Sunday to sunset.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Every ten years a great man. Who paid the piper?

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

The piper needs to be paid.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

Over 4,000 pipers and drummers are expected to descend on the city for the annual event.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

Grasshoppers skipped briskly in the sere grass, and crickets chirped like fairy pipers at a feast.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

They thrust their little necks out and kept up a musical whistling, like a tiny troupe of pipers.

Source: Charlotte's Web

Mr Millin inquired, half-joking, whether he should walk up and down in the traditional way of pipers.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

After so much delight, we might have expected to pay the piper.

Source: Cross Creek (Part 2)

And I said, " Dad has to have the piper." We have to get bagpipes.

Source: GQ — Representative Roles of Celebrities

When you look at how the project was financed, it's pretty obvious that the one who pays the piper calls the tune!

Source: Environment and Science

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