picker

American  

[pik-er] / ˈpɪk ər /

noun

1. someone or something that picks. pick.

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

3. a machine that picks pick 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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ˈpicker 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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Etymology

Origin of picker

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

Example Sentences

And if I didn’t act fast, this sly picker of pockets would be helping himself to my aunt’s money at any second.

From Literature

Each flag, which have been described by the authority as banners, costs about £457, including brackets, traffic management and cherry pickers.

From BBC

Abel’s name has long popped up in Buffett’s annual letters to shareholders, considered essential reading among stock pickers—even those who don’t own Berkshire shares.

From The Wall Street Journal

OK, this is how much a cherry picker in Hungary costs, and therefore I’m gonna take out two shots and only build half the roof.”

From Los Angeles Times

Years of ultralow interest rates encouraged Japanese pension funds, insurers and even mom-and-pop stock pickers to seek better returns overseas in U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal