piker

pik·er

P0300200 (pī′kər)n. Slang 1. A cautious gambler.2. A person regarded as petty or stingy.

[Possibly from Piker, a poor migrant to California, after Pike County in eastern Missouri.]

piker

(ˈpaɪkə) n1. (Animals) Austral a wild bullock2. Austral and NZ a useless person; failure3. US and Austral and NZ a lazy person; shirker4. a mean person[C19: perhaps related to pike³]

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(ˈpaɪ kər)

n. 1. a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way. 2. a person who gambles or speculates in a cautious way. [1275–1325; Middle English: petty thief =pik(en) to pick¹ + -er -er¹; compare dial. (N England, Scots, Hiberno-E) pike to pick¹]

Thesaurus

piker

noun (Aust. & N.Z. slang) slacker, shirker, skiver (Brit. slang), loafer, layabout, idler, passenger, do-nothing, dodger, good-for-nothing, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), gold brick (U.S. slang), scrimshanker (Brit. Military slang) He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers.

Translations

piker

1. slang An extremely frugal or stingy person; a cheapskate or miser. I tried to convince her to spend a little bit more money and get some nicer wedding invitations, but she's such a piker that she just went for the cheapest ones she could find. Don't be a piker, Tom—leave them a little bit more for a tip!2. slang A slothful, lazy, or indolent person; someone who avoids work or shirks their responsibilities. He was such a piker all his life that it's kind of strange seeing him apply himself so enthusiastically to his work now. The problem with this industry is that it attracts its fair share of pikers who just want a paycheck for as little actual work as possible.3. slang Someone who is disinclined to participate in social activities with others. I keep inviting Brett to come out with us on the weekends, but he keeps being a piker and hanging back at home. You can't be a piker your whole time in university, or you'll miss out on half the reason for being here!

piker

(ˈpɑɪkɚ)1. n. a miser; a cheapskate. (Also a term of address.) A 5 percent tip? You piker! 2. n. a lazy person; a shirker. Come on, you lazy piker. There’s plenty left for you to do.

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释义	piker pik·er P0300200 (pī′kər)n. Slang 1. A cautious gambler.2. A person regarded as petty or stingy. [Possibly from Piker, a poor migrant to California, after Pike County in eastern Missouri.] piker (ˈpaɪkə) n1. (Animals) Austral a wild bullock2. Austral and NZ a useless person; failure3. US and Austral and NZ a lazy person; shirker4. a mean person[C19: perhaps related to pike³] pik•er (ˈpaɪ kər) n. 1. a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way. 2. a person who gambles or speculates in a cautious way. [1275–1325; Middle English: petty thief =pik(en) to pick¹ + -er -er¹; compare dial. (N England, Scots, Hiberno-E) pike to pick¹] Thesaurus piker noun (Aust. & N.Z. slang) slacker, shirker, skiver (Brit. slang), loafer, layabout, idler, passenger, do-nothing, dodger, good-for-nothing, bludger (Austral. & N.Z. informal), gold brick (U.S. slang), scrimshanker (Brit. Military slang) He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers. Translations piker piker 1. slang An extremely frugal or stingy person; a cheapskate or miser. I tried to convince her to spend a little bit more money and get some nicer wedding invitations, but she's such a piker that she just went for the cheapest ones she could find. Don't be a piker, Tom—leave them a little bit more for a tip!2. slang A slothful, lazy, or indolent person; someone who avoids work or shirks their responsibilities. He was such a piker all his life that it's kind of strange seeing him apply himself so enthusiastically to his work now. The problem with this industry is that it attracts its fair share of pikers who just want a paycheck for as little actual work as possible.3. slang Someone who is disinclined to participate in social activities with others. I keep inviting Brett to come out with us on the weekends, but he keeps being a piker and hanging back at home. You can't be a piker your whole time in university, or you'll miss out on half the reason for being here! piker (ˈpɑɪkɚ)1. n. a miser; a cheapskate. (Also a term of address.) A 5 percent tip? You piker! 2. n. a lazy person; a shirker. Come on, you lazy piker. There’s plenty left for you to do. piker piker Slang Austral a wild bullock piker noun Synonyms for piker noun slacker Synonyms slacker shirker skiver loafer layabout idler passenger do-nothing dodger good-for-nothing bludger gold brick scrimshanker
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