piker

American  

[pahy-ker] / ˈpaɪ kər /

noun

Informal.

1. a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.

2. a stingy, tight-fisted person; tightwad.

   Synonyms:

   skinflint, penny pincher, cheapskate

3. a person who gambles, speculates, etc., in a small, cautious way.

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piker British  

/ ˈpaɪkə /

noun

1. a wild bullock

2. a useless person; failure

3. a lazy person; shirker

4. a mean person

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Etymology

Origin of piker

1275–1325; Middle English: petty thief, equivalent to pik ( en ) to pick ¹ + -er ¹; compare dial. (N England, Scots, Hiberno-English ) pike to pick ¹

Example Sentences

Popular American streamers Darren Watkins Jr., known as IShowSpeed, and Hasan Piker both toured China last year, bringing visions of the country’s futuristic skylines to millions of viewers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like everyone else at Crooked Con, Piker is luxuriating in what he thinks is a vibe shift.

From Slate

And so, on a brisk morning in the nation’s capital—hours removed from Obama’s feel-good commencement—the crowd at Crooked Con grew steadily more apprehensive as they watched Tim Miller get into an argument with Hasan Piker under hot ballroom spotlights.

From Slate

Later, at Paramount Brooklyn, where Mamdani’s official party had wrapped, the afterparty was pure New York fever dream: Hasan Piker, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, Abby Stein, Mahmoud Khalil, and half the city’s activist class under one roof.

From Slate

On Wednesday, Piker told his viewers that if the rumors about the Charlie Kirk shooting were true, there must be video.

From Slate