picker
Americannoun
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pickers
plural
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someone or something that picks.
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a special tool or machine for picking fruit, vegetables, etc., from their plants.
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a machine that picks fibers.
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a person who gathers fruit, flowers, etc.
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Slang. a player of a stringed instrument, especially a banjo.
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Metallurgy. a pointed rod for removing a pattern from a half mold.
noun
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a person or thing that picks, esp that gathers fruit, crops, etc
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(in weaving) a person or the part of the loom that casts the shuttle
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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
Warren Buffett had a tortured relationship with airline investments as the conglomerate’s long-running chief executive and stock picker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Ron Ford, 75, a volunteer litter picker in Torfaen, said roadside litter was a "constant problem" and certain "grot spots" required repeated cleaning.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
He was a fast picker in the rows and a joyful instigator outside of them; he brought both kinds of dexterity to this night.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Stock pickers almost never beat the market over time.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Orders pop up simultaneously on hand-held devices carried by warehouse pickers and delivery drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
Few events have the potential to create as much wealth and liquidity for venture capitalists and stock pickers as SpaceX’s listing, which advanced on Wednesday with the unveiling of its investor prospectus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
“Sad news,” orchard owner Gary Shafer said on an outgoing voicemail he left for would-be pickers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Many of the girls in Troop 11 were from working-class, even poor, families— children of domestic servants, crab pickers, laborers—whose parents spent most of their waking hours trying to make ends meet.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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