transcription, транскрипция: [ paɪpə(r) ]
( pipers)
1.
A piper is a musician who plays the bagpipes.
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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.
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