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
• Kiper
Source: Wiktionary
24 April 2024
(verb) reach, make, or come to a decision about something; “We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
