picker

American  

[pik-er] / ˈpɪk ər /

noun

pickers plural

1. someone or something that picks.

2. a special tool or machine for picking fruit, vegetables, etc., from their plants.

3. a machine that picks fibers.

4. a person who gathers fruit, flowers, etc.

5. Slang. a player of a stringed instrument, especially a banjo.

6. Metallurgy. a pointed rod for removing a pattern from a half mold.

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picker British  

/ ˈpɪkə /

noun

1. a person or thing that picks, esp that gathers fruit, crops, etc

2. (in weaving) a person or the part of the loom that casts the shuttle

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pickers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of picker

First recorded in 1520–30; pick ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Joby reported hiring a Sacramento lobbying firm for the first time in July, and one of its lobbyists, Michael Picker, is a former president of the Public Utilities Commission, which regulates taxis and rideshare companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2023

But Dr. Louis Picker, a professor and associate director of the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute at Oregon Health & Science University, said there are major differences between the vaccines and gene therapy.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2022

DeMarsico credits his crew, including Wahrman, producer Gregg Picker, graphics producer Tom Rochlin, technical director Seth Zwiebel and SNY’s freelance technical operators for making his experimentation possible.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022

The botanical garden is among the small memorials to Sacks scattered throughout “Awakenings,” Picker and Stollman’s opera adaptation of Sacks’s 1973 book, which premieres at the festival Opera Theater of St. Louis on June 5.

From New York Times • May 25, 2022

Yes, there was Mr. Picker, elbowing his way through the crowd.

From Missy by Gatlin, Dana