picker

noun

pick·​er ˈpi-kər How to pronounce picker (audio)
: one that picks: such as
a
: a worker who picks something (such as crops)
b
: a tool, implement, or machine used in picking something
c
: a musician who picks a stringed instrument (such as a banjo)

Examples of picker in a Sentence

a book reviewer who is one of the pickers of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
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How malicious Chrome extensions evade detection and spread As the investigation progressed, researchers traced suspicious traffic back to a seemingly harmless color picker extension. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025 What is clear, Rubin said, is that stock pickers can shine in what’s likely to be a choppy market. Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 July 2025 Then there's Dan, a decade prior, in a living room bluegrass picker's pull. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 One operation that usually employs 150 pickers is down to 20. Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for picker

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of picker was in the 14th century

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“Picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picker. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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