piker

noun

1. (military, historical) 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. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early.

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

6. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).

7. (US, dated) A male freshman at Cornell University.