/nay"pee euhr/ or, for 1-3, /neuh pear"/ , n.
1. Sir Charles James , 1782-1853, British general.
2. Also, Neper. John , 1550-1617, Scottish mathematician: inventor of logarithms.
3. Robert Cornelis /kawr nee"lis/ , ( 1st Baron Napier of Magdala ), 1810-90, English field marshal.
4. former name of Napier-Hastings .