26984 words

pickers

8 definitions • 12 examples
1
a person who chooses a particular thing:

Examples:

stock picker Traditional stock pickers (= people who choose companies in which others should invest) are being replaced by computer programs.
2
a person or a machine that picks crops:

Examples:

fruit picker He's looking for work as a fruit picker.
cotton picker Sharecroppers were displaced by tractors and mechanized cotton pickers.
3
a person who works in a supermarket or warehouse getting the things from the shelves that people have ordered over the internet :

Examples:

Pickers take goods off the shelves, and delivery drivers take the goods to the customer.
The company's marketing manager joined the company as a warehouse picker.
4
a person who plays an instrument such as a guitar, especially in country music (= music based on traditional music from the western and southern US):

Examples:

He has been a bluegrass picker for nearly 50 years.
The banjo picker was among the session musicians who played on the new album.
5
a person or machine that picks crops:

Examples:

fruit pickers
6
a person whose job is to choose items that have been ordered by a customer:

Examples:

Because everything has to be scanned in, the picker cannot accidentally select the wrong product.
7
a person who chooses particular shares to invest in:

Examples:

Traditional stock pickers are being replaced by computer programs.
8
a person whose job is to remove fruit, cotton, etc. from a tree or plant when it is ready:

Examples:

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