Associations to the word «Piker»
Wiktionary
PIKER, noun. (military) (historical) A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
PIKER, noun. One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money.
PIKER, noun. A stingy person; a cheapskate.
PIKER, noun. An amateur.
PIKER, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) (slang) One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early.
PIKER, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) (slang) One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).
PIKER, noun. (US) (dated) A male freshman at Cornell University.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.