picker
a machine that picks fibers.
a person who gathers fruit, flowers, etc.
Slang. a player of a stringed instrument, especially a banjo.
Metallurgy. a pointed rod for removing a pattern from a half mold.
Origin of picker
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How to use picker in a sentence
“Times must be good when a young biotech company can afford to hire people to write unrelated magazine-style articles,” snarked Dirk Haussecker, a savvy biotech stock picker who is active on Twitter.
Is Ginkgo’s synthetic-biology story worth $15 billion? | Antonio Regalado | August 24, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewFor objects that still stump robots, like a net bag of marbles or delicate pottery, a central routing algorithm would send them to a station with human pickers.
A new generation of AI-powered robots is taking over warehouses | Karen Hao | August 6, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewSkin pickers should prioritize working with a provider who is knowledgeable about the disorder and its treatment options, Grant said.
Skin picking can be a troubling, visible mark of pandemic stress | Allyson Chiu | May 20, 2021 | Washington PostIn other words, the evidence suggests that he was not a superior stock picker overall.
The Hungarian-born economist and stock picker famously observed that the relationship between the stock market and the economy is akin to a dog out for a walk with its owner.
Investors are pulling money out of U.S. equities and betting on Europe. Is it time to follow their lead? | Bernhard Warner | September 21, 2020 | Fortune
Horace was athletic and clever, known, probably apocryphally, as the fastest cotton picker in Clay County.
When cosmetics magnate Stanley picker died in 1982, he left behind a gorgeous house and notable art collection.
Then adjust the reach of your picker and reach for your fruit.
The 15 Best Things to See at Frieze Art Fair London 2013 | Chloë Ashby | October 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd she liked working with picker before, both on his first opera Emmeline, as well as An American Tragedy.
‘Dolores Claiborne’ Star on Her Sudden New Role | Emily Wilson | September 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMaybe the cop on the Venice train mistook me for a fruit-picker.
It was a temptation, too, to flick a currant into the face of another picker and see him jump.
The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels | Arthur Scott BaileyHe lived on alms and slept in one of those rag-picker's huts near the barrier de Ternes.
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar | Maurice LeblancAnother bird of our coast is the Oyster-catcher, sometimes called the "Sea-pie" or Mussel-picker.
On the Seashore | R. Cadwallader SmithSome days when lucky strikes are frequent the gum picker can clear from $5 to $10.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas | Stanley R. MatthewsThe shrewd picker, the experienced man, runs his practiced eye along every trunk.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas | Stanley R. Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for picker
/ (ˈpɪkə) /
a person or thing that picks, esp that gathers fruit, crops, etc
(in weaving) a person or the part of the loom that casts the shuttle
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