piker
/ˈpaɪkə(ɹ)/noun
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1
A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
2
One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money.
3
A stingy person; a cheapskate.
4
An amateur.
5
A bullock living in the wild. (Also used attributively.)
6
One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early; a spoilsport or "chicken".
7
One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).
8
A male freshman at Cornell University.
9
A tramp; a vagrant.
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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
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