piker

[ pahy-ker ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
2. a stingy, tight-fisted person; tightwad.

   Synonyms: skinflint, penny pincher, cheapskate

3. a person who gambles, speculates, etc., in a small, cautious way.

piker

/ ˈpaɪkə /

noun

1. a wild bullock
2. a useless person; failure
3. a lazy person; shirker
4. a mean person

Word History and Origins

Origin of piker¹

1275–1325; Middle English: petty thief, equivalent to pik ( en ) to pick ¹ + -er ¹; compare dial. (N England, Scots, Hiberno-English ) pike to pick ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of piker¹

C19: perhaps related to pike ³

Example Sentences

And Hasan Piker, who streams as HasanAbi, spoke to Asmongold on a stream before the ban - but he did not back down from his original comments.

From BBC

Critics of the anti-trans movement, including left-wing commentator Hasan Piker, say the incident is emblematic of the extremes that transphobic rhetoric leads to, posing threats of violence even for cisgender women.

From Salon

The most obvious example is Trump, whose indictment count sits at 91 charges across four jurisdictions, making Santos look like a piker.

From Salon

Morgan’s interviews with Hasan Piker, Cenk Uygur, Mohammed Hijab, and Lowkey continue this trend: Each of them is given time on the program to criticize Morgan and others in the media for what they argue is an exercise in journalistic malpractice.

From Slate

Regardless of Newsom’s tough veto message — and his restriction on when spending can be approved — he’s hardly a piker.

From Los Angeles Times