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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Piper \Pi"per\, noun [L.] See {Pepper}.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Piper \Pip"er\, noun

1. (Mus.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe. ''The hereditary piper and his sons.'' --Macaulay.

2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A common European gurnard ({Trigla lyra}), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines. (b) A sea urchin ({Goniocidaris hystrix}) having very long spines, native of both the American and European coasts.

{To pay the piper}, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

piper

noun