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
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The new Material 3 Expressive face picker isn’t currently available to users and may undergo significant refinement before release. Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 According to the affidavit, footage shows Chau climbing shelves with a trash picker to reach items on a top shelf, including a full box of AirPod Pros. Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025 Chandler’s pickers are mostly Latinos who follow the harvests in the west and northwest. David Culver, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025 And again, another position that is hard to fill are those pickers. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for picker

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 29 Aug. 2025.

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