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Meanings of piper in inglês

português
gaiteiro
catalão
gaiter

Someone who plays the bagpipe.

gaiteiro
português
piper
catalão
genus piper

Type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs.

piper
Synonyms
Examples for "bagpiper"
Examples for "bagpiper"
1
The Captain, however, regarded the lone bagpiper with an indulgent eye.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
2
The party piped in the haggis with a bagpiper playing Scotland the Brave.
The new yorker
3
Whence thou hadst it, from harper or bagpiper, I care not.'
St. George and St. Michael
4
The candidate had been greeted in nearby Charleville by Margaret Houlihan, a young bagpiper.
The Irish Times
5
Footage shows a lone bagpiper playing amid yesterday's clashes.
BBC
Usage of piper in inglês
1
Sooner or latter this piper would demand his pay, but not yet.
Hidden Warrior
2
Just follow the pied piper of the town, he'll lead you there.
The Guardian
3
Everyone at work or at people dance to their own peculiar piper.
From hell with love
4
Taxes, debts, I have to pay the piper one of these days.
The cottage
5
The piper played, the mountain broke open, and the children danced inside.
The nobodies album
6
Yet he was not thinking of the phantom piper but of Mlle.
The Golden Scorpion
7
You have caused the destruction of my piper and my wood nymphs.
The Black Unicorn
8
Our piper was just the man to tell us all about it.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie
9
Peter is a fairy piper who steals away the souls of children.
The Book of Hallowe'en
10
He stood beside the piper, hopping from one foot to the other.
A clash of kings
11
He was a master uilleann piper, as were his brother and father.
The Irish Times
12
Amelia speaks to piper Neil Marriot who was busking on Wellington's waterfront.
Radio NZ
13
All right, my friend, you are going to pay the piper today.
The Case and the Girl
14
How different is her conduct from that of the piper's pretty daughter.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
15
The piper's daughter looked at Amabel with a glance of unutterable anguish.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
16
And Mr. Ross, the Queen's piper, he will be living there too.
Macleod of Dare
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Translations for piper
Piper through the time
Piper across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare