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picker | pickier |

As a noun picker

is agent noun of pick; one who picks.

As an adjective pickier is

comparative of picky.

picker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Agent noun of pick; one who picks.
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  • (computing, graphical user interface) Any user interface control that selects something.
  • (engineering) A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fibre.
  • (weaving) The piece in a loom that strikes the end of the shuttle and impels it through the warp.
  • (military) A priming wire for cleaning the vent, in ordnance.
  • (slang, gold panning) A fragment of gold smaller than a nugget but large enough to be picked up.
  • Derived terms

    * cherry picker

    pickier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (picky)

  • picky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
  • I am very picky about the way my kitchen works.

    Synonyms

    * fussy * particular * anal retentive * finicky * pedantic * choosy * See also

    Noun

    (pickies)
  • (informal) A picture.
  • * 1988 , Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 44
  • And who knows, I might do a few pickies of you - fully clothed, needless to say.

    Alternative forms

    * piccy

    Synonyms

    * pic