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picker

noun

ˈpi-kər

Definition of picker

as in selector

someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection a book reviewer who is one of the pickers of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction

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Recent Examples of picker With flawless timing and dexterity, the 12-year-old picker dazzled the audience, Lucy accompanying him on guitar, for roughly two minutes. — David Alm, Longreads, 1 Oct. 2026 Active stock pickers must instead consider the merits of each holding against the prospect of higher rates. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 The inventory was there, but there was no reliable way to tell a picker which pallet or bin held it. — Ben Hussey, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 On Friday and Saturday nights, live country and honky-tonk bands get couples two-stepping across the wooden dance floor, while most afternoons bring informal pickers’ circles where musicians gather for backyard jam sessions. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for picker

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Vanguart’s follow-up watch, the Orb, was three years in the making, and became the world’s first tourbillon featuring a function selector to switch between manual and automatic modes.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
In the cursed days of auto-sync, pre-mixed sets, and the celebrity spinner, few have done as much to defend the noble art of the DJ as Felix Manuel, aka Djrum, a selector who combines galactically expansive taste with equally vast technical skill.

— Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026

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Many voters thank him for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals.

— Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026

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Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.

— Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

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