Home › Words › H › hornpiperhornpiperhornpiper · noun — someone who plays a hornpipe.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Middle English hornpiper, hornpipere, equivalent to hornpipe + -er.nounSomeone who plays a hornpipe.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hornpipist 77% match — Synonym of hornpiper. vs hornpiper →hornist 67% match — Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments). vs hornpiper →panpiper 66% match — Someone who plays panpipes. vs hornpiper →bagpiper 64% match — One who plays the bagpipes. vs hornpiper →horner 64% match — Someone who works or deals in (animal) horn or horns. vs hornpiper →harpist 62% match — Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp. vs hornpiper →heliconist 61% match — Someone who plays a helicon. vs hornpiper →harper 60% match — A harpist, especially one who plays a traditional harp without pedals. vs hornpiper →