# picker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪkə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #29,420

## Definitions
1. Agent noun of pick; one who picks.
2. Agent noun of pick; one who picks.
3. Any user interface control that selects something.
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. A fragment of gold smaller than a nugget but large enough to be picked up.
8. One who removes defects from and finishes electrotype plates.
9. A pilferer.

## Etymology
From Middle English pikere, pykare, equivalent to pick + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **pier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-pier)
- **pike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-pike)
- **picks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-picks)
- **poker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-poker)
- **piper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-piper)
- **picky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-picky)
- **pocket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-pocket)
- **pickup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-pickup)
- **pickle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-pickle)
- **picket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-picket)
- **pinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-pinter)
- **pitcher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-pitcher)
- **pickles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-pickles)
- **pickled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picker-vs-pickled)
- **pick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pick-vs-picker)
- **pacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pacer-vs-picker)
- **picked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picked-vs-picker)
- **packed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/packed-vs-picker)
- **Parker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parker-vs-picker)
- **packet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/packet-vs-picker)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ipcker`, `pciker`, `piccker`, `picekr`, `pickerr`, `pickker`, `pickre`, `pikcer`, `ppicker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/picker