bagpiper
Americannoun
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bagpiper
plural
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The doors had opened at 22:30 BST on Saturday under a beautiful orange sunset sky, as the fans were played in by a bagpiper.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
When the president arrived at Balmoral, the Queen shook his hand and a lone bagpiper sounded the "Royal Salute".
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
“His performances were powerful, long-duration ritualistic experiences that take over the senses,” David Watson, a guitarist and bagpiper who performed with Mr. Niblock for decades, wrote in an email.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Everyone was struck by the lone bagpiper in the gallery at Westminster Abbey, which Mackie calls the “most exquisite, simple, beautiful, poetic thing I’d ever heard and seen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
“What a racket,” Madame Ionesco said appreciatively of the bagpiper, as she stumbled half asleep from the hired carriage and flashed her semitoothless grin.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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