pickers

noun

plural of picker
as in voters
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 pickers Clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinian olive pickers also took place on Friday near the villages of Burqa and Turmus Ayya, which are located in the central West Bank, WAFA reported. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Lockmakers arguably depended on pickers and thieves to keep them in business. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 China’s long-only quant funds, whose boom Bloomberg tied to their rapid adoption of AI, beat human stock pickers by 20 percentage points in 2025, saw their edge over the index halve by April, and then lost an average 17% in July. — Milos Maricic, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Through the Empower Culinary and Hospitality School, the hotel trains tea pickers’ children and now has a couple of budding chefs in their kitchen. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Some of the best pickers in the tri-state area turn up there each week, along with people like me, there to learn. — 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 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 Recycler and law student Nomvula Phaliso, 35, said waste pickers are already helping keep recyclable material out of landfills but need greater support, including safe access to bins, community buy-back centers, protective equipment and storage. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pickers
  1. voters
  2. selectors
  3. choosers
Noun
  • Though 57% of voters say the Democratic Party does not have a clear vision for the future, Republicans hold no advantage in this category either, according to a CBS News poll released on Sunday.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But many voters turned their backs on the party when Lula and other leaders became embroiled in corruption scandals in the 2010s.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of voters
Noun
  • Marshal Yanda When the Hall of Fame selectors meet in person at the Super Bowl in February, they will be tasked with reducing the 15 finalists to seven, before each voter casts his vote for six individuals.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Hall intends to have a coach and contributor subcommittee each consisting of 11 voting selectors and three alternates.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of selectors
Noun
  • 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
Definition of choosers

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“Pickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickers. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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