picker

as in selector
someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection a book reviewer who is one of the pickers of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction

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Recent Examples of picker Bring work gloves, shovels, large trash bags, pickers, buckets, heavy duty rakes, water and snacks. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 The difficult situation is likely to continue due to a lack of negotiating power by fruit pickers, some of them children, said Prosper Chitambara, a development economist based in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. Farai Mutsaka, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2024 Bushels of apples replace cherries at local farm stands and the area’s U-Pick orchards prepare for apple pickers. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2024 Good harvests usually come along every three to four years, experienced pickers will say. Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for picker 

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“Picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picker. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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