Piker Definition

pīkər
pikers
noun
A cautious gambler.
American Heritage
A person who does things in a petty or niggardly way; esp. one who gambles or speculates in an overly cautious way.
Webster's New World
A person regarded as petty or stingy.
American Heritage

(military, historical) A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.

Wiktionary

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

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Other Word Forms of Piker

Noun

Singular:
piker
Plural:
pikers

Origin of Piker

  • Possibly from Piker a poor migrant to California after Pike County in eastern Missouri

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From pike +"Ž -er.

    From Wiktionary

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