pipe major

pipe major
noun
the chief piper in a band of bagpipes
Hypernyms: ↑piper, ↑bagpiper

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noun
: the principal player in a band of bagpipes

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pipe major noun
The chief of a band of bagpipers
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Main Entry:pipe

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pipe major,
the leader of a band of bagpipers.

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