picker

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 on the Web As Berkshire Hathaway retreats to holding more cash and U.S. Treasurys amid an uncertain economy, the filing demonstrates that the world’s most famous stock picker may be cooling on the hype cycle around artificial intelligence. Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024 His family’s circle of friends included musicians, from blues singers to bluegrass pickers, and veteran collectors of traditional songs who never stopped looking for more. Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024 That was the age differential of blueberry pickers at Hazen’s Blueberry farm in Howell on a recent Thursday. Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press, 19 July 2024 And recreational and commercial pickers have flooded one of Washington’s best huckleberry picking areas, called Indian Heaven Wilderness, pushing out Native families trying to stock up for the winter. B. “toastie” Oaster, ProPublica, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for picker 

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“Picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picker. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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