A surname originating as an occupation. / A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.

A musician who plays a pipe. / A bagpiper. / A baby pigeon. / A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines.

Archaic form of pepper.

plural of piperate

(chemistry) A salt or ester of piperic acid.

plural of piper

A folk tale or legend, dating back to the Middle Ages, about a rat-catcher in variegated attire, hired by the German town of Hamelin, who is not paid for his services and retaliates by luring away the local children by playing a flute.

That which draws many in its wake.

(idiomatic) To pay expenses for something, and thus be in a position to be in control.

Trigla lyra, a triglid fish.