piker

English

/ˈpaɪkə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • (military) A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
  • One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money.
  • A stingy person; a cheapskate.
  • An amateur.
  • (Australia) One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early.
  • (Australia) One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).
  • (US) A male freshman at .
  • A tramp; a vagrant.

Etymology

Suffix from English pike.

Origin

English

pike

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