Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈpɪkə(ɹ)/
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ˈpɪkə(ɹ)
Noun
Agent noun of pick; one who picks. A worker responsible for picking or retrieving ordered items, etc.
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Already at Amazon warehouses, ‘pickers’—the workers who locate purchased items and transport them to the shipping station within the warehouse—are issued a hand-held device that tracks their every move.
"Farmers can't get sufficient fruit pickers," he said. "It is the same pool of labour, agency staff [who are] largely eastern European [and] a huge number of them Polish."
Any user interface control that selects something.
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date picker
file picker
A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fibre.
The piece in a loom that strikes the end of the shuttle and impels it through the warp.
A priming wire for cleaning the vent, in ordnance.
A fragment of gold smaller than a nugget but large enough to be picked up.
Usage- Slang
One who removes defects from and finishes electrotype plates.
Usage- Historical
A pilferer.
Usage- Archaic
Noun
a person who chooses or selects out
someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
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