This week's theme: Words to describe people. piker (PY-kur) noun
A stingy person, a cautious gambler, or one who does things in a small way. [Of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle English pike (to leave).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "The guy who put a lit firecracker between his buttocks is a piker compared to the Russian soldiers who took a smoke break in an ammunition warehouse -- the explosions went on for a week." Colette Bancroft; Smarty Pants; St. Petersburg Times (Florida); Dec 9, 2007. Sponsored by: See a map of your word in the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=h7q A new book from the author of Einstein's Daughter: The Search for Lieserl ... for people who love a good read! http://www.brokencolors.com Free with international hitherto-hidden historical moments exposé to whimsy subjects weekly, "Grimmly Reflecting". To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ............................................................................ God must have loved the people in power, for he made them so much like their own image of him. -Kenneth Patchen, poet and novelist (1911-1972) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/piker.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/piker.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/piker.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
