English Explanatory Dictionary

picker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Agent noun of pick; one who picks.
  2. A worker responsible for picking or retrieving ordered items, etc.
  3. Any user interface control that selects something.
  4. A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fibre.
  5. The piece in a loom that strikes the end of the shuttle and impels it through the warp.
  6. A priming wire for cleaning the vent, in ordnance.
  7. A fragment of gold smaller than a nugget but large enough to be picked up.
  8. One who removes defects from and finishes electrotype plates.
  9. A pilferer.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪkə(ɹ)/ En-au-picker.ogg

Word forms

picker pickers Pickar

Etymology

From Middle English pikere, pykare, equivalent to pick + -er.

Derived words

berrypicker bone-picker bowpicker G2P goods-to-person goods-to-picker lockpicker nutpicker parts-to-picker peckerhead picker-to-goods picker-to-parts picker-up picker-upper picker upper picker-upperer ragpicker shitpicker sternpicker stockpicker toothpicker winkle-picker winkle picker wool picker

Translations

Bulgarian: берач Finnish: poimija French: cueilleur French: glaneur French: glaneuse Macedonian: бе́рач Norman: tchilieux Ukrainian: збира́ч
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