Speakur

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whoever pays the piper calls the tune

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
who-ev-er -pays the piper -call-s the -tune
IPA
57
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
7
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of who pays the piper calls the tune.

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Alternative form of who pays the piper calls the tune.

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