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cherry-picker

cher·ry-pick·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [cher-ee pik-er]
    • /ˈtʃɛr i ˈpɪk ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [cher-ee pik-er]
    • /ˈtʃɛr i ˈpɪk ər/

Definitions of cherry-picker word

  • noun cherry-picker 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. 1
  • noun cherry-picker a vehicle equipped with such a boom. 1
  • noun cherry-picker Alternative form of cherry picker. 0
See all 3 definitions of cherry-picker

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Origin of cherry-picker

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Cherry-picker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cherry-picker

cherry-picker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for cherry-picker

noun cherry-picker

  • boom — If there is a boom in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity, for example in the amount of things that are being bought and sold.
  • utility truck — pickup
All 2 Synonyms of cherry-picker

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