piker

pik·er | \ ˈpī-kər

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Definition of piker

1 : one who gambles or speculates with small amounts of money

2 : one who does things in a small way also : tightwad, cheapskate

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don't be such a piker—live it up a little while you're on vacation!

Recent Examples on the Web But talk about Ticket Masters, jocks are pikers compared to diplomats. — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Gators player Jordan Smith earned $1,450 in parking fines at UF," 28 Sep. 2017 After complaining for seven years (in many ways incorrectly), that Democrats had abused the legislative process in the passage of the Obama health law, Senate Republicans made the Democrats look like pikers. — Ajc Homepage, ajc, "Senate deals major setback to Republican health care push," 28 July 2017 Embarrass that piker Mark Zuckerberg by going 60 percent better than the Facebook founder’s charitable contribution to the Newark, New Jersey, school system. — John C Abell, WIRED, "‘Buy It Now’ FAIL: Former eBay CEO Whitman Is the Biggest Loser," 3 Nov. 2010 But, compared to the Sekulows, the president* is something of a piker. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Grifting for Jesus," 27 June 2017

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“Piker.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piker. Accessed 29 January 2020.

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