Picker

[pik-er] /ˈpɪk ər/

noun
1.
someone or something that .
2.
a special tool or machine for fruit, vegetables, etc., from their plants.
3.
a machine that 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.
/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
n.

1520s, “one who steals;” literal use “one who picks” is from 1660s; agent noun from pick (v.). From 1923 as “one who plays the banjo.” Picker-upper attested from 1936.

Related Terms

brain-picker, cherry-picker, fruit-picker, prune-picker

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