cherry picker

noun

1
: a traveling crane equipped for holding a passenger at the end of the boom
2
: one who cherry-picks

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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 At least three ladder trucks with snorkel units, or cherry pickers, were pouring water on the blaze as more firefighters wielded hoses and other gear on the ground, aerial footage from CNN affiliates WDIV and WXYZ shows. Rob Frehse, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cherry picker 

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 23 Dec. 2024.

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