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 That creates healthy breadth readings and pleases professional stock pickers, though in the past has not been associated with strong index advances. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026 Dig into the settings or the model picker and select the most capable option. Matt Shumer, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026 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 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 See All Example Sentences for picker
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Noun
  • The document describes a gear selector that can be operate like both an automatic and manual gearbox.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Our sleeper selectors include Eno Sarris, Andy Behrens, Owen Poindexter, Michael Salfino, John Laghezza, Chris Welsh, Al Melchior and Dalton Del Don.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • More Republican senators want to kill the 60-vote threshold for legislation in the upper chamber if Democrats block new ID requirements for voters.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • San Diego voters could consider ballot measures in November that aim to boost the City Council’s budget power, make campaign money more transparent, revamp hotel tax rules and ban paid parking at bays and beaches.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 2026.

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