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picker
[
pik
-er
]
pick·er
/
ˈpɪk
ər
/
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pik
-er
]
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noun
1.
someone or something that
picks
.
2.
a special tool or machine for
picking
fruit, vegetables, etc., from their plants.
3.
a machine that
picks
fibers.
4.
a person who gathers fruit, flowers, etc.
5.
Slang
.
a player of a stringed instrument, especially a banjo.
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6.
Metallurgy
.
a pointed rod for removing a pattern from a half mold.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1520–30;
pick
1
+
-er
1
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to pick the pocket of or hassle the body of
a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well
an old person
to scold or reprimand severely, to cheat or defraud
a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; a source of annoying difficulty or burden; a recurring snag
exhilarated, excited
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picker
(ˈpɪkə)
—
n
1.
a person or thing that picks, esp that gathers fruit, crops, etc
2.
(in weaving) a person or the part of the loom that casts the shuttle
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