"picker-upper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: picker-uppers [plural]
Etymology: pick up + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pick up|er}} pick up + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} picker-upper (plural picker-uppers)
  1. (colloquial) A person who picks things up. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-picker-upper-en-noun-Owz1Tq7K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 57 43
  2. (colloquial) A tool used to pick things up. Tags: colloquial Synonyms (tool): grabber, grabber-reacher
    Sense id: en-picker-upper-en-noun-Ip990Rcy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'tool': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: picker-up

Inflected forms

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