Picker
Pronunciation : Pick"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Pick.]
Definition : 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.)
Defn: A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fiber.
3. (Weaving)
Defn: The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp.
4. (Ordnance)
Defn: A priming wire for cleaning the vent.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913