cherry picker

noun

: a traveling crane equipped for holding a passenger at the end of the boom

: one who cherry-picks

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Lake County officers then asked workers with the nearby Townsend Tree Company to bring out a boom lift or cherry picker to snag the dog, Jones said. —

Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 Being in the same room as the smoke and the cherry pickers and the performers belting out the tunes has a ritualistic fervor that is nothing like the experience of watching something unfold in two dimensions. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024 The mayor then boarded a cherry picker and was lifted up to uncover the Satisfaction Way sign. —

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024 On Monday, workers in a cherry picker used a propane torch to slice a piece of the truss, creating a shower of orange sparks. —

Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cherry picker

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cherry picker was in 1940

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“Cherry picker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cherry%20picker. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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