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cherry picker

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cherry picker

–noun
1. a moveable boom, having a bucketlike attachment at its top that is large enough to carry a worker: used for repairing telephone lines, pruning trees, etc.
2. a vehicle equipped with such a boom.
Also, cherry-picker, cher⋅ry⋅pick⋅er.


Origin:
1860–65
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cherry picker  
n.  
  1. A maneuverable vertical boom with an open bucket or cage at the end from which a worker can perform aerial work such as pruning trees or repairing electrical lines.

  2. A vehicle equipped with such a boom.

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