picker

noun

pick·​er ˈpi-kər 

: 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)

Synonyms of picker

• selector
• voter
• chooser

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

The apple picker is reaching to express something fundamental about our relation to the world and to work. —Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026

However, this latest setback has attracted stock pickers who think some names have been unfairly sold off. —Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

To support themselves in the off-season, many chile pickers tend the ruminants, selling them for meat and selling their milk and manure. —Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026

In exchange for this life-threatening work, most waste pickers earn only a few dollars a day — far below minimum wage. —CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing picker

• cherry picker

Rhymes for picker

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• sticker
• thicker