Meanings
nounhornpiper (plural hornpipers)
plural hornpipers · alternative horn-piper · alternative horn piper
- Someone who plays a hornpipe.
Synonyms: hornpipist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who plays a hornpipe.
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Origin
- Middle Englishhornpiper
- Englishhornpiper
From Middle English hornpiper, hornpipere, equivalent to hornpipe + -er.
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hornpiper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornpiper
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“hornpiper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornpiper. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hornpiper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornpiper.
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