corn-picker

corn-pick·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrn pik-er]
- /kɔrn ˈpɪk ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawrn pik-er]
- /kɔrn ˈpɪk ər/

Definitions of corn-picker word

noun corn-picker a machine for removing ears of maize from the standing stalks, often also equipped to separate the corn from the husk and shell 3
noun corn-picker a machine for picking the ears of corn from standing stalks and removing the husks. 1

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Origin of corn-picker

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Corn-picker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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corn-picker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.