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picker

noun pick·er \ˈpi-kər\

: a person or machine that picks crops

Full Definition of PICKER

:  one that picks: as
a :  a worker who picks something (as crops)
b :  a tool, implement, or machine used in picking something
c :  a musician who picks a stringed instrument (as a banjo)
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First Known Use of PICKER

14th century

Related to PICKER

Synonyms
chooser, namer, selector

Rhymes with PICKER

bicker, clicker, dicker, flicker, kicker, liquor, nicker, pricker, sicker, slicker, snicker, sticker, ticker, tricker, vicar, whicker, wicker

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13 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. picker
  2. picking machine
  3. picker stick
  4. picker-up
  5. bone picker
  6. cherry picker
  7. corn picker
  8. cotton picker
  9. lease picker
  10. sally picker
  11. slate picker
  12. pick sack
  13. brain-picking
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