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 Products like tractors, sprayers, irrigation equipment, mechanical pickers and fertilizer will also be exempt from the tax with the new cards. Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026 Users can still switch to Gemini 3 Pro from the model picker for advanced math and coding tasks. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025 There is an enchanting atmosphere given by the feeling of the end of summer and the hard work of the grape pickers. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025 And that rule surely applies to amateur stock pickers. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for picker
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Noun
  • The selectors of this year’s Content America’s Copro Pitch six finalists certainly think so.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Last season ended bitterly; UConn had a tournament-worthy resume, but was left out by the NCAA selectors for the first time since 2017.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Belichick was a part of a five-person pool separate from the 15-man modern-era ballot, in which each voter is tasked with selecting just three members to enter the Hall.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Some who were part of the balloting process even took issue with their fellow voters.
    Amos Morale III, New York Times, 28 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2026.

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