Piper

Definitions

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
   countable, uncountable
2. An airplane made by Piper.
3. A musician who plays a pipe.
4. Archaic form of pepper.
   alt-of, archaic
5. A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.
   countable, uncountable
6. A bagpiper.
7. An American aviation manufacturer, Piper Aircraft Inc, named after early owner William T. Piper.
   countable, uncountable
8. A baby pigeon.
9. A place in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
10. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
11. A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines.
12. A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas.
    countable, uncountable
13. A sea urchin (Cidaris cidaris) with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts.
14. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
15. A halfbeak (Hyporhamphus ihi) found in New Zealand.
16. A broken-winded hack horse.
    obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“At Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley, the sounding of train⟳ horns was followed by a lone piper playing When the Battle's Over.”

“That airplane would sell⟳ for $1.5 million or more if Cessna or Piper or Aero Commander were building it today”

“Replacing side windows on a Beech or Cessna or Piper airplane is an awful job”

CEFR level