piker
[ pahy-ker ]
/ ˈpaɪ kər /
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noun Informal.
a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
a stingy, tight-fisted person; tightwad.
a person who gambles, speculates, etc., in a small, cautious way.
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piker
/ (ˈpaɪkə) /
noun slang
Australian a wild bullock
Australian and NZ a useless person; failure
US, Australian and NZ a lazy person; shirker
a mean person
Word Origin for piker
C19: perhaps related to pike ³
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