picker

Definition of pickernext
as in selector
someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection a book reviewer who is one of the pickers of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction

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Recent Examples of picker The supply chain involves numerous players from farmers to pickers, brokers, transporters, exporters and market traders all moving the leaves daily, making the plant one of Kenya’s more significant horticultural products. Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026 Student groups expressed outrage because, at the time, a nationwide Taco Bell boycott was underway to pressure the restaurant to improve the wages and working conditions of its tomato pickers. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2026 Two years later, the UFW was able to secure contracts for more than 10,000 grape pickers. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026 Television helicopters showed the crash involved a Lincoln Town Car and a utility cherry-picker truck. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for picker
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Noun
  • National selectors often look to major league teams for star players.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Check out a promotional poster as well as a preview of the Catwoman suit selector functions below.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In 2016, Arlington voters also approved a ballot measure to give $500 million in tax revenue to fund a new Texas Rangers stadium.
    Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Johnson’s comments come after Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map in favor of Democrats.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
  • As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
    Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picker. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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