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picker

pick·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pik-er]
    • /ˈpɪk ər/
    • /ˈpɪk.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pik-er]
    • /ˈpɪk ər/

Definitions of picker word

  • noun picker someone or something that picks. 1
  • noun picker a special tool or machine for picking fruit, vegetables, etc., from their plants. 1
  • noun picker a machine that picks fibers. 1
  • noun picker a person who gathers fruit, flowers, etc. 1
  • noun picker Slang. a player of a stringed instrument, especially a banjo. 1
  • noun picker Metallurgy. a pointed rod for removing a pattern from a half mold. 1

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Origin of picker

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; pick1 + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Picker

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

picker popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

picker usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for picker

noun picker

  • chooser — One who chooses something.
  • musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.

adjective picker

  • conscript — A conscript is a person who has been made to join the armed forces of a country.
  • cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
  • culled — to choose; select; pick.
  • winner — a person or thing that wins; victor.
  • winnowed — Simple past tense and past participle of winnow.

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