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One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker.

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  1. n. One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker.
  2. n. A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fiber.
  3. n. The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp.
  4. n. A priming wire for cleaning the vent.
  5. n. a person who chooses or selects out
  6. n. someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
  7. 1. One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker. "Pickers and stealers." Shak. 2. (Mach.) A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fiber. 3. (Weaving) The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp. 4. (Ordnance) A priming wire for cleaning the vent.
  8. A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as toloosen and separate the fiber.
  9. n:100 n. a person who chooses or selects out n. someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.