picker

[pik-er]

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.

ˈpicker

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of picker¹

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

Example Sentences

The build‑out didn’t just hire coders; it hired coordinators, pickers, packers and drivers.

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Under state law, the amount of time that pickers are supposed to stay away from treated fields generally ranges from four hours to several weeks, depending on the pesticide.

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

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Most of them still had no idea that their champion stock picker had become so diverted by these esoteric insurance contracts called credit default swaps.

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Facing a shrinking supply of pickers and rising labor costs, U.S. apple growers have long wanted robotic harvesters.

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