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

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Etymology

Origin of picker

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

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Example Sentences

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“It’s really masking what is a quite obvious correction. If you’re a stock picker, or you own anything besides a few select tech names, it can be a big problem.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ashmore, who has completed numerous murals for businesses, said he had always intended to hire a cherry picker to finish the job, but would not be pressured into "rushing" it.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

His skills as a dealmaker and stock picker weren’t as well-defined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

AI cannot make you a better stock picker.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

Connelly said he had the makings of a top picker, a rare compliment from him.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

When the first day of the apple harvest rolled around in Washington State last year, the fruit was ripe and the pickers were ready – but the weather had other ideas.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Even skilled stock pickers are finding that time is working against them, Parker found.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

But there are optimists too, such as a man who told us his last name was Zhang, standing alongside potato pickers in a field near the data centres.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Stock pickers almost never beat the market over time.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Later, while she was awaiting the return of the mulberry pickers, she heard the sound of weeping, heartbroken, heartbreaking.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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