piker
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9.6
- noun
- /ˈpaɪkər/
- Offensive
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cobarde
- Don't be a piker and back out of the project just before the deadline.
Examples
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A piker is someone who walks at the bell.
Fiction book (2000) -
At home he makes me look like a piker.
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I call that a piker.
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A piker walks at the bell.
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What kind of a piker are you, for chrissakes?
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Don't be a piker, man.
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Now, gentlemen, are we pikers?
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The reason I capped him is in case he's a piker.
Fiction book (2000) -
She called him a piker for not wanting to participate in the competition at the last moment.
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After agreeing to join the team, he turned out to be a piker when the game began.
Synonyms
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5.1
A person who leaves a group or cause and is seen as disloyal
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7.9
A person who delays making decisions on purpose
A person who gives up during a fight or competition
How Committed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Piker can mean a person who withdraws from an activity or agreement at the last moment. This sense may come from an old verb pike meaning 'to leave', so a piker is someone who drops out or backs away from a promise.