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- [pahy-per]
- /ˈpaɪ pər/
- /ˈpaɪ.pər/
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- [pahy-per]
- /ˈpaɪ pər/
Definitions of piper word
- noun piper a person who plays on a pipe. 1
- noun piper a bagpiper. 1
- idioms piper pay the piper, to pay the cost of something. to bear the unfavorable consequences of one's actions or pleasures: Someday he'll have to pay the piper for all that gambling. 1
- noun piper player of bagpipes 1
- noun piper player of small wind instrument 1
- countable noun piper A piper is a musician who plays the bagpipes. 0
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Origin of piper
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English pīpere. See pipe1, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Piper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
piper usage trend in Literature
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