picker

noun

pick·​er ˈpi-kər How to pronounce picker (audio)
: one that picks: such as
a
: a worker who picks something (such as crops)
b
: a tool, implement, or machine used in picking something
c
: a musician who picks a stringed instrument (such as a banjo)

Examples of picker in a Sentence

a book reviewer who is one of the pickers of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
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For one, new technologies, like tractors and robotic fruit and vegetable pickers, dramatically increased farmer productivity in making food. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025 What gifts might our Gift Guide pickers pick if they were guided to pick gifts from the lists of the other gift pickers to give? Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 His family boasts a rich history of musicianship, with his grandfather, a bluegrass picker from South Carolina, serving as a pivotal influence. Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025 The pickers were tasked with helping complete the look of Dollywood's FireChaser Express. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for picker

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of picker was in the 14th century

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“Picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picker. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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