Definition of "spiker" []

• In rail-laying, a workman who drives the spikes. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "A small robocraft called a spiker, one of several controlled by the mothership, would then fly up and zap the errant iceberg in a calculated pattern, producing jets of superheated steam that would thrust it into a safer orbit."
• "I thought 'spiker' was a good choice and I even put out a plug for it in one my posts."
• "The shorter and spiker and more shaved your hair is, the harsher it makes you look, as you age."