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Gaiteiro (m)

(with) definite article: o
(the) piper

any person who plays some kind of bagpipe (&c.)

Identical types: 127

The term distinguishes the bagpipe player from a gaitista, i.e. player of the armónica (which is also known as gaita de boca [mouth organ]),

Gueiteiro


Sources

Veiga de Oliveira, Ernesto: Instrumentos musicais populares portugueses [1966]. Lisboa, 1982 (2), p.342.

Web

Wikipedia (➺ Gaiteiro vs Gaitista).