Noun
(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) A bullock living in the wild. (Also used attributively.) [from 19th c.]
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early; a spoilsport or "chicken". [from 20th c.]
Mate, don't be a piker! Come to Angie′s birthday party tonight!
(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
A Piker always has his entire Stock of Goods in the Show Window. George Ade
In the historical context of church construction--in which France's Strasbourg Cathedral took almost 500 years to finish--Antoni Gaudí's Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family, still being built after 135 years, is just a piker. Source: Internet
Compared to them, Bernie Madoff is a piker with his little Ponzi scheme. Source: Internet
I knew you guys would show me up to be the piker that I am in the daring-do department. Source: Internet