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piper definition

piper (pī′pər)

noun

a person who plays on a pipe; esp., a bagpiper

Etymology: ME pipere < OE

piper Idioms

pay the piper

to pay for one's pleasures or bear the consequences of one's actions

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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