noun
piker
Piker (noun) means a soldier who carries and fights with a pike.
noun
1
A soldier who carries and fights with a pike.
2
(informal) Someone who only ever gambles small sums.
3
(informal) A person who is mean with money.
"Whatever else this cupcake might be up to, she was no piker. For everything the Q′s ordered, she added on more of the same."
— Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day (2006)
4
A bullock that lives out in the wild, also used to describe things linked to one.
"‘There's always a few old piker bullocks find their way into this country. But mostly cattle don't come this far.’"
— Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country (2002)
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Etymology
Formed from pike and -er. In some senses it has also been linked to the word pikey and to Pike County in eastern Missouri; in that latter case the term originally meant poor immigrants to California.
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What is the meaning of piker?
"piker" (noun) means a soldier who carries and fights with a pike.
What are the different meanings of piker?
"piker" has 3 main meanings: 1. A soldier who carries and fights with a pike; 2. (informal) Someone who only ever gambles small sums; 3. (informal) A person who is mean with money.
