picker

noun

pick·​er ˈpi-kər How to pronounce picker (audio)
Synonyms of pickernext
: 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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But Abel, who ran Berkshire’s noninsurance operations, is not a stock picker, and one of Buffett’s top investment lieutenants, Todd Combs, recently left for JPMorgan Chase. The Week Us, TheWeek, 15 Jan. 2026 Once enabled, Personal Intelligence will work across Web, Android, and iOS and through all of the models in the Gemini model picker. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026 Ten members ended 2025 with stock market returns far exceeding the S&P, the Dow, the Nasdaq or what legendary stock pickers like Warren Buffet achieve. Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026 The earnings season that kicks off next week looms large for stock pickers, and could cement the recent broadening out of the bull market. Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026 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 26 Jan. 2026.

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