picker

noun

pick·​er ˈpi-kər How to pronounce picker (audio)
: one that picks: such as
a
: a worker who picks something (such as crops)
b
: a tool, implement, or machine used in picking something
c
: a musician who picks a stringed instrument (such as a banjo)

Examples of picker in a Sentence

a book reviewer who is one of the pickers of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
Recent Examples on the Web Good harvests usually come along every three to four years, experienced pickers will say. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024 Residents worked low-wage jobs as citrus pickers or cooks. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024 Hispanic ranchers in rural New Mexico and Latino grape pickers in Central California who feel ignored by Democrats are showing signs of shifting to the GOP. Axios, 4 Sep. 2024 Fernandez traveled five hours south with her three siblings from the hamlet of Albion, near Rochester, where their parents are apple pickers. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for picker 

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of picker was in the 14th century

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“Picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picker. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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