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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For about 18 months, the husband, 71, and wife, 69, quietly took up pickers and grocery bags and collected trash along the trail. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 10 June 2025 Spread out over a 35-acre swath of covered and uncovered land, the market draws everyone from seasoned pickers to casual, curious browsers. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 June 2025 Get a lifetime subscription to this stock picker for only $55.19 with code SAVE20. New Atlas, 2 June 2025 Archive Use the Archive Date picker to choose a date. Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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