pikere (1188)
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pikere (1188)

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  FEW:  picus 8,434b Gdf:  piqueur 1 6,173c GdfC: ∅ TL: piqueor 7,967 DEAF:  pic (piqueor)  DMF:  piqueur  TLF:  piqueur  OED:  piqueur n.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  picator 2 2273c
pickere,  pycker  

Used as a name, the word may also be interpreted as Middle English piker(e n. ('thief, one who steals').

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1 occupationagriculturalbuild.name one who works with a pick or pickaxe (used as a surname): 
( 1188 )  Richard le Pickere  Picker
( 1216-72 )  Richard le Pikere  Picker
( 1301 )  Thoma le Pycker  piker(e n.
pic#1  pica  picage  picois  picot  pike#1  pyker 
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