/puy"keuhr/ , n. Informal.
1. a person who does anything in a contemptibly small or cheap way.
2. a stingy, tight-fisted person; tightwad.
3. a person who gambles, speculates, etc., in a small, cautious way.
[ 1275-1325; ME: petty thief, equiv. to pik ( en ) to PICK 1 + -ER 1 ; cf. dial. (N England, Scots, Hiberno-E) pike to PICK 1 ]
Syn. 2. cheapskate, penny pincher, skinflint.