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单词 piper
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piper

[ pahy-per ]
/ ˈpaɪ pər /

noun

a person who plays on a pipe.
a bagpiper.

Idioms for piper

    pay the piper,
    1. to pay the cost of something.
    2. to bear the unfavorable consequences of one's actions or pleasures: Someday he'll have to pay the piper for all that gambling.

Origin of piper

before 1000; Middle English; Old English pīpere.See pipe1, -er1

Words nearby piper

pipelining, pipe major, pip emma, pipe of peace, pipe organ, piper, piperaceous, piperacillin, piperacillin sodium, pipe rack, piperazine
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British Dictionary definitions for piper (1 of 2)

piper
/ (ˈpaɪpə) /

noun

a person who plays a pipe or bagpipes
pay the piper and call the tune to bear the cost of an undertaking and control it

British Dictionary definitions for piper (2 of 2)

Piper
/ (ˈpaɪpə) /

noun

John. 1903–92, British artist. An official war artist in World War II, he is known esp for his watercolours of bombed churches and his stained glass in Coventry Cathedral
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with piper

piper

see call the tune (pay the piper).

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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