- cotton picker
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a machine for removing the ripe cotton fiber from the standing plant.[1825-35, Amer.]
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cotton picker — noun : a machine for gathering the ripe lint and seed of cotton from the standing stalk * * * a machine for removing the ripe cotton fiber from the standing plant. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * cotton picker, 1. a machine that picks ripe cotton in the… … Useful english dictionary
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picker — UK US /ˈpɪkər/ noun [C] US ► COMMERCE a person whose job is to choose items that have been ordered by a customer: »Because everything has to be scanned in, the picker cannot accidentally select the wrong product. ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a person… … Financial and business terms
Picker — Pick er, n. [From {Pick}.] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) A machine for picking… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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picker — [[t]pɪ̱kə(r)[/t]] pickers N COUNT: usu supp N A fruit picker or cotton picker, for example, is a person who picks fruit or cotton, usually for money … English dictionary
picker — pick|er [ˈpıkə US ər] n cotton picker/fruit picker etc a person or machine that picks fruit or vegetables … Dictionary of contemporary English
