sandpiper

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US/ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/UK/ˈsænd.paɪpə/

noun

Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.

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Meanings

nounsandpiper (plural sandpipers)

plural sandpipers

  1. Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.

    Edmund had enjoyed a good gallop over the downs (setting up the sandpipers[.]

    1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 27

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pridesand runnersandsnipe

Origin

From sand + piper.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic دُرَّيْجَة
  • دُرَّيْجَة (durrayja)bird of the family Scolopacidae
Catalan territ
  • territbird of the family Scolopacidae
Czech pisík
  • pisíkbird of the family Scolopacidae
Dutch strandloper
  • strandloperbird of the family Scolopacidae
Finnish sirri, sirriäinen
  • sirribird of the family Scolopacidae
  • sirriäinenbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • viklabird of the family Scolopacidae
  • viklobird of the family Scolopacidae
  • rantasipibird of the family Scolopacidae
  • lirobird of the family Scolopacidae
  • rantakurvibird of the family Scolopacidae
French chevalier
  • chevalierbird of the family Scolopacidae
German Wasserläufer, Strandläufer
  • Wasserläuferbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • Strandläuferbird of the family Scolopacidae
Irish gobadán
  • gobadánbird of the family Scolopacidae
Italian piovanello, piro-piro
  • piovanellobird of the family Scolopacidae
  • piro-pirobird of the family Scolopacidae
  • gambecchiobird of the family Scolopacidae
Japanese しぎ
  • しぎ (shigi)bird of the family Scolopacidae
Latvian terekija
  • terekijabird of the family Scolopacidae
Lithuanian terekija
  • terekijabird of the family Scolopacidae
Polish bekas
  • bekasbird of the family Scolopacidae
Portuguese maçarico
  • maçaricobird of the family Scolopacidae
Romanian fugaci
  • fugacibird of the family Scolopacidae
Russian перево́зчик
  • перево́зчик (perevózčik)bird of the family Scolopacidae
Scottish Gaelic luatharan, bog an lòin
  • luatharanbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • bog an lòinbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • dorra-tràighbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • ladhran-tràghabird of the family Scolopacidae
  • cìobair-tràighebird of the family Scolopacidae
  • bodhagbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • ladhranbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • sgràilleagbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • cama-lùbachbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • gobada-lìridhbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • ladhran-tràghaidbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • fìdhlear bòrd an lochabird of the family Scolopacidae
Spanish playero, correlimos
  • playerobird of the family Scolopacidae
  • correlimosbird of the family Scolopacidae
Welsh pibydd y traeth, pibydd y dorlan
  • pibydd y traethbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • pibydd y dorlanbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • gïach yr hafbird of the family Scolopacidae
  • sneipen yr hafbird of the family Scolopacidae
Cite this entry
APA

sandpiper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandpiper

MLA

“sandpiper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandpiper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sandpiper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sandpiper.

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