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

• chooser
• namer
• selector

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

To watch Omnivore is to get a better understanding of how much of your grocery list depends on the regularity of the monsoons in India, the containment of a deadly fungus in Colombia, the ancient know-how of pepper pickers in Serbia. —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024

Shares of the viral stock picker’s newest target, the online pet retailer Chewy, fell more than 6.5% on Monday even after Securities and Exchange Commission filings revealed his $245 million stake over the weekend. —Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024

Tonga would satisfy New Zealand’s unmet need for fruit pickers by sending some of its citizens to its wealthy neighbor; New Zealand would provide those citizens with employment. —Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2015

More than half of Cohen’s stock pickers have come through its program. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing picker

• cherry picker