/pik"euhr/ , n.
1. someone or something that picks.
2. a special tool or machine for picking fruit, vegetables, etc., from their plants.
3. a machine that picks fibers.
4. a person who gathers fruit, flowers, etc.
5. Slang. a player of a stringed instrument, esp. a banjo.
6. Metall. a pointed rod for removing a pattern from a half mold.
[ 1520-30; PICK 1 + -ER 1 ]