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piker

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "piker" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
5 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “piker” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

piker

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

piker is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, piker is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofpiker

1noun
  • 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.
  • One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early.

    Example: "Mate, don't be a piker! Come to Angie′s birthday party tonight!"

  • One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).
  • A male freshman at Cornell University.
  • A tramp; a vagrant.

    Synonyms: pike

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