piker

[pahy-ker]

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.

piker

/ ˈpaɪkə /

noun

1. a wild bullock

2. a useless person; failure

3. a lazy person; shirker

4. a mean person

Word History and Origins

Origin of piker¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of piker¹

C19: perhaps related to _pike ³

Example Sentences

On it, Douthat hosts a slew of rabble-rousers and firebrands from across the political spectrum—think Steve Bannon and Hasan Piker—and peppers them with questions about how they’ve developed their ideology.

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Watching Piker stream is a little like watching a cable news commentator who is simultaneously an air traffic controller.

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

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In fact, Hasan Piker was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk at Dartmouth University later this month, a left vs. right Vidal vs.

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On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Piker about who Kirk was, what he stood for, and the reactionary political project he was working to advance.

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