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picker-upper

American  
[pik-er-uhp-er] / ˈpɪk ərˈʌp ər /

noun

Informal.

  1. something that restores one's depleted energy or depressed spirits; pick-me-up.

Etymology

Origin of picker-upper

1935–40; pick up + -er 1, joined pleonastically to both v. and particle

Example Sentences

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Dalbec isn’t the only trash picker-upper in the neighborhood.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2020

Like the paper towels in those old Bounty commercials, Williams was a quicker picker-upper.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2017

Monty Python-brand silliness and potty humor and take-no-prisoners irreverence: What could a better picker-upper?

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2014

Nicky Kinnaird, of Space NK, turned me on to Bakel and to By Terry’s Baume De Rose, a true quicker picker-upper.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2010

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