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- [pahy-ker]
- /ˈpaɪ kər/
- /ˈpaɪ.kər/
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- [pahy-ker]
- /ˈpaɪ kər/
Definitions of piker word
- noun piker a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way. 1
- noun piker a stingy, tight-fisted person; tightwad. 1
- noun piker a person who gambles, speculates, etc., in a small, cautious way. 1
- noun piker stingy person 1
- noun piker a wild bullock 0
- noun piker a useless person; failure 0
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Origin of piker
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English: petty thief, equivalent to pik(en) to pick1 + -er1; compare dial. (N England, Scots, Hiberno-English) pike to pick1
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Parts of speech for Piker
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preposition
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piker popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piker
noun piker
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- goldbricker — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- goof-off — a foolish or stupid person.
- goldbrick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- quitter — a person who quits or gives up easily, especially in the face of some difficulty, danger, etc.
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