piker

/ˈpaɪkə(ɹ)/

noun

  1. 1

    A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.

  2. 2

    One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money.

  3. 3

    A stingy person; a cheapskate.

  4. 4

    An amateur.

  5. 5

    One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early.

    Mate, don't be a piker! Come to Angie′s birthday party tonight!
  6. 6

    One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).

  7. 7

    A male freshman at Cornell University.

  8. 8

    A tramp; a vagrant.

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