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picker¹ Definition

picker (pik′ər)

noun

a person or thing that picks; specif.,

  1. ☆ Informal a musician who plays guitar, banjo, etc., esp. in country music
  2. a machine for picking fibers

picker² Definition

picker (pik′ər)

noun

a device that throws the shuttle through the warp in weaving

Etymology: pick + -er

picker Telecom Definition

In power over Ethernet (PoE), a tap that acts as a splitter, picking off the 48V DC voltage, making it available to the non-PoE-compliant device at 5V, 6V, or 12V DC, for example. See also DC, PoE, splitter, and voltage.

picker Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • litter: We will be given gloves and litter pickers to help us and we have a lot of fun on the way.
  • employ: Would it not be far better to employ more litter pickers who are actually needed rather than waste rate payers money?
  • use: They will also help with clearing litter, using litter pickers.
  • give: These volunteers were given litter pickers, a reflective jacket to wear if they wished and a risk assessment of the job.
  • have: I have 400 pickers that move around on the Vineyard.
  • require: UK Daily Paid Casual Fruit pickers required at times from early June to the end of September.

Adjective modifier

  • cherry: A team of six worked on the cladding installation, using cherry pickers to position the panels.
  • strawberry: There are usually vacancies for strawberry pickers each summer along the south east coast.
  • Chinese: The tragic deaths of the Chinese cockle pickers have shed light on a dark corner our economy.
  • top: Sammy tells me that Ronnie is also a top notch banjo picker ( currently with Lynn Morris ) and an accomplished mandolinist.
  • great: Let me also reiterate that this book will not help you become a great stock picker or be a good fund manager.
  • good: By 1840 a good picker could earn around 1s 6d per day.

Modifies a noun

  • control: There's a similar subtle artifact on the option picker control at the bottom left.
  • button: You can highlight the affected cells that will be affected by clicking the Range picker button beside the Cells box.

Noun used with modifier

  • cockle: The tragic deaths of the Chinese cockle pickers have shed light on a dark corner our economy.
  • winkle: Being the sixties, the fashion of the day were winkle pickers, shoes or boots where the front ended in a sharp point.
  • banjo: MANY OF OUR READERS won't be familiar with Bluegrass banjo picker Alan Munde, who will be touring the UK in June.
  • litter: Between times the litter pickers perform a valuable service in keeping things tidy.
  • bluegrass: He is still one of the hottest bluegrass guitar pickers around.
  • rag: I am helping coordinate the women rag pickers here.