picker

American  

[pik-er] / ˈpɪk ər /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of picker

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

Example Sentences

This top stock picker spotted Nvidia and GLP-1s early — and made over 200%.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

In the meantime, young workers like Jose, the Salinas Valley strawberry picker, will continue to labor in the fields.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Consider buddleboy, bogeyman, bumboat man, flirter, higgler, pugger, muffleman, quarrel picker, spittle-maker, whiff-maker and willy man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Badalov, who now works as a seasonal strawberry picker south of London, said he "prefers working in the United Kingdom than in Russia."

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

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

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