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picker

[pik-er] / ˈpɪk ər /
NOUN
reaper
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Ashmore, who has completed numerous murals for businesses, said he had always intended to hire a cherry picker to finish the job, but would not be pressured into "rushing" it.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

AI cannot make you a better stock picker.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

He remains a stock picker within the layers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

Warren Buffett had a tortured relationship with airline investments as the conglomerate’s long-running chief executive and stock picker.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

“I know you’re the inventor, but I invented the greatest acorn picker in the world and it’s ready to go.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

You need some active stock pickers to buy and sell a stock before you can claim, as index-fund supporters, that the current price perfectly reflects all known information about the stock.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Stock pickers big and small have learned to discount the stop-and-start conflict after a furious selloff in the war’s violent opening act gave way to falling oil prices and bond yields.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Few events have the potential to create as much wealth and liquidity for venture capitalists and stock pickers as SpaceX’s listing, which advanced on Wednesday with the unveiling of its investor prospectus.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

“Sad news,” orchard owner Gary Shafer said on an outgoing voicemail he left for would-be pickers.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Brought back to the Store, the pickers would step out of the backs of trucks and fold down, dirt-disappointed, to the ground.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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