picker
/ˈpɪkə(ɹ)/noun
picker is spelled P-I-C-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, picker means “A worker responsible for picking or retrieving ordered items, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of picker is pickers.
How many letters and syllables are in picker?
| Letters | 6: P-I-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is picker?
Picker appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce picker?
- /ˈpɪkə(ɹ)/
Picker has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-picker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of picker
- pickers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does picker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Agent noun of pick; one who picks.
The apple picker climbed the tree.
- 2
A worker responsible for picking or retrieving ordered items, etc.
- 3
Any user interface control that selects something.
date picker
- 4
A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fibre.
- 5
The piece in a loom that strikes the end of the shuttle and impels it through the warp.
- 6
A priming wire for cleaning the vent, in ordnance.
- 7
slangA fragment of gold smaller than a nugget but large enough to be picked up.
- 8
One who removes defects from and finishes electrotype plates.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Picker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does picker come from?
From Middle English pikere, pykare, equivalent to pick + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).