picker

[ pik-er ]

/ ˈpɪk ər /

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noun

someone or something that picks.

a special tool or machine for picking fruit, vegetables, etc., from their plants.

a machine that picks fibers.

a person who gathers fruit, flowers, etc.

Slang. a player of a stringed instrument, especially a banjo.

Metallurgy. a pointed rod for removing a pattern from a half mold.

Origin of picker

First recorded in 1520–30; pick¹ + -er¹

Words nearby picker

Pick cell, picked, picked over, pickeer, Pickens, picker, pickerel, pickerel frog, pickerelweed, Pickering, pickeringite

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Example sentences from the Web for picker

Then adjust the reach of your picker and reach for your fruit.
The 15 Best Things to See at Frieze Art Fair London 2013|Chloë Ashby|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And she liked working with Picker before, both on his first opera Emmeline, as well as An American Tragedy.
‘Dolores Claiborne’ Star on Her Sudden New Role|Emily Wilson|September 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To one end I attached the picker; and then letting it down, I commenced angling for the rope.
The Hunters' Feast|Mayne Reid
Sometimes the picker goes up on his climbers and taps and ticks and picks like a giant woodpecker.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews

A picker was handed to him, by one who also held the powder-horn for priming.
Matilda Montgomerie|Major (John) Richardson
With this one, see the gaudy jointed fly in the plate, with "picker" at top.
Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c.|William Blacker
In 1733 he had succeeded in inventing the picker motion, "picker peg," or "fly."
Inventions in the Century|William Henry Doolittle

British Dictionary definitions for picker

picker

/ (ˈpɪkə) /

noun

a person or thing that picks, esp that gathers fruit, crops, etc

(in weaving) a person or the part of the loom that casts the shuttle

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单词	picker
释义	picker [ pik-er ] / ˈpɪk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR picker ON THESAURUS.COM noun someone or something that picks. a special tool or machine for picking fruit, vegetables, etc., from their plants. a machine that picks fibers. a person who gathers fruit, flowers, etc. Slang. a player of a stringed instrument, especially a banjo. Metallurgy. a pointed rod for removing a pattern from a half mold. Origin of picker First recorded in 1520–30; pick¹ + -er¹ Words nearby picker Pick cell, picked, picked over, pickeer, Pickens, picker, pickerel, pickerel frog, pickerelweed, Pickering, pickeringite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for picker Then adjust the reach of your picker and reach for your fruit. The 15 Best Things to See at Frieze Art Fair London 2013\|Chloë Ashby\|October 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And she liked working with Picker before, both on his first opera Emmeline, as well as An American Tragedy. ‘Dolores Claiborne’ Star on Her Sudden New Role\|Emily Wilson\|September 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST To one end I attached the picker; and then letting it down, I commenced angling for the rope. The Hunters' Feast\|Mayne Reid Sometimes the picker goes up on his climbers and taps and ticks and picks like a giant woodpecker. Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas\|Stanley R. Matthews A picker was handed to him, by one who also held the powder-horn for priming. Matilda Montgomerie\|Major (John) Richardson With this one, see the gaudy jointed fly in the plate, with "picker" at top. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c.\|William Blacker In 1733 he had succeeded in inventing the picker motion, "picker peg," or "fly." Inventions in the Century\|William Henry Doolittle British Dictionary definitions for picker picker / (ˈpɪkə) / noun a person or thing that picks, esp that gathers fruit, crops, etc (in weaving) a person or the part of the loom that casts the shuttle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to picker topnotch, outstanding, exclusive, selected, preferred, selective, eclectic, privileged, prime, champion, top, fat, choice, pick, winning, elite, cream, limited, elect, chosen
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picker

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