piker
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈpaɪkər/
- Offensive
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tacaño
- A piker asks how much vacation time you get in the first year.
- look like a piker
Examples
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His reputation as a piker means he rarely participates in any fundraising events.
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Oh, maybe you're not such a piker after all.
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If he's a piker, get rid of him.
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You're just a piker, Ward.
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We want winners here, not pikers.
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Two months we negotiated with these pikers.
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One hardly needs to be an admirer of the United Nations to believe that it is foolish for the United States, the world's richest and most powerful country, to appear a piker.
Academic text (1996) -
Don't be a piker; join us and contribute to the group fund.
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Everyone knows he's a piker; he never wants to share the costs on outings.
Synonyms
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7.0
A person who does not like to spend money
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8.7
A person who does not like to spend money
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8.5
A person who refuses to spend money or share with others
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9.3
A person who does not like to spend money
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9.1
A person who does not like to spend money
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5.8
A person who spends very little money to save as much as possible
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9.8
A person who does not like to spend money
A person who does not like to spend money
A person who does not like to spend money
Antonyms
How Stingy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Piker often means someone who is stingy or afraid to take risks. One idea is it came from old slang for a very small bet called pike, so a piker was someone who only risked or paid a little, which is why the word now means someone unwilling to spend or take chances.