Picker-upper
[pik-er-uhp-er] /ˈpɪk ərˈʌp ər/
noun, Informal.
1.
something that restores one’s depleted energy or depressed spirits; pick-me-up.
noun
A person or thing that picks up: A hitchhiker caught a ride. The picker-upper was soon arrested (1936+)
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