picker-upper

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picker-upper

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From pick up + -er.

noun picker-uppers · picker-up · picker-upperer

  1. colloquial A person who picks things up.
  2. colloquial A tool used to pick things up.

    Similar: grabber, grabber-reacher

  3. colloquial Synonym of pick-me-up.

    Similar: pick-me-up

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@misc{picker_upper_2026,
  title = {picker-upper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/picker-upper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}