noun
- people who do things in a small or cheap way; those who are unwilling to spend money or take risks
Usage: informal
Examples
- The company’s competitors called them pikers for their low-budget marketing campaign.
- Don’t be such pikers – let’s order the good wine for once.
- Those pikers at the office never contribute to the coffee fund.
- Real investors take calculated risks, unlike these pikers who only buy savings bonds.
- The pikers refused to pay for premium seats at the concert.
- She accused her roommates of being pikers when they suggested splitting a single pizza four ways.