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Definition of piper noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

piper

noun
 
/ˈpaɪpə(r)/
 
/ˈpaɪpər/
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  1. a person who plays music on a pipe or the bagpipesTopics Musicc2
    Word OriginOld English pīpere.
Idioms
he who pays the piper calls the tune
  1. (saying) the person who provides the money for something can also control how it is spent
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