What does "sandpiper" mean?

Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.

How do you pronounce "sandpiper"?

Pronounced //ˈsænd.paɪpɚ//.

Common synonyms include: foraging shorebird, nontechnical label, probing shorebird, ruffs, shorebird, wading bird.

/ˈsænd.paɪpɚ/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.
"Edmund had enjoyed a good gallop over the downs (setting up the sandpipers[.]"
2
any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers wordnet

"This sandpiper is solitary in habits and shows a preference for the alpine lakes of the Hudsonian Zone."

From sand + piper.