piker in English
noun
1
a gambler who makes only small bets.
He had a temperament too generous for his occupation as our county's leading piker (my mother insisted to her clients he was a speculator, not a gambler).
2
a person who withdraws from a commitment.
There were a number of pikers to the dinner, including Mrs Lefty, who was stuck at work doing reports until about 9.30 pm.
Use "piker" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "piker" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "piker", or refer to the context using the word "piker" in the English Dictionary.
1. I'm the senior broker here, he's just a worthless piker.
2. For example, check out this scene from the movie Snatch, where Gorgeous George, a boxer, decks out Mikey the piker for calling him "a fat fuck", while replying "Cheeky bastard!":Mikey vs