Piper

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

piper
    n 1: someone who plays the bagpipe [syn: {piper}, {bagpiper}]
    2: type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing
       tropical shrubs [syn: {Piper}, {genus Piper}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Piper \Pi"per\, n. [L.]
   See {Pepper}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Piper \Pip"er\, n.
   1. (Mus.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a
      bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons." --Macaulay.
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   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.
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   {To pay the piper}, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.
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from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

PIPER

Peter, famous picker of pickled peppers.  Also held
accounts against many people.  Caused considerable worry to his
creditors.