piker

ˈpaɪkə(ɹ)

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#1·11h ago

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

Origin: From . In some senses, it has been linked etymologically to the word pikey as well as to Pike County in eastern Missouri [https://web.archive.org/web/20051111194645/http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/p/p0300200.html]. In the latter instance the term originally denoted poor immigrants to California. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·11h ago

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

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#3·11h ago

A stingy person; a cheapskate.

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