PIPER


Meaning of PIPER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ paɪpə(r) ]

( pipers)

1.

A piper is a musician who plays the bagpipes.

N-COUNT

2.

If you say ‘ He who pays the piper ’ or ‘ He who pays the piper calls the tune ’, you mean that the person who provides the money for something decides what will be done, or has a right to decide what will be done.

PHRASE

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