PIKER

Etymology

Noun

piker (plural pikers)

(military, historical) A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.

One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money.

A stingy person; a cheapskate.

An amateur.

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early.

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).

(US, dated) A male freshman at Cornell University.

A tramp; a vagrant.

Synonym: pike

Anagrams

• Kiper

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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