picker-upperer
picker-upperer noun: one who, or that which, picks up (something).
Noun
picker-upperer (plural picker-upperers)
- One who, or that which, picks up (something).
- There is a hotel with a valet which hires a clothes picker-upperer name of Jasper. While Jasper is out picking up or delivering, a call comes in from a room near where he is going.1956 December 8, Horace Sutton, “Booked for Travel: American Plan”, in Saturday Review, volume XXXIX, number 49, New York, N.Y.: Saturday Review, Inc., page 48, column 3
- After the arrival of these new programs, who knows what the kids will be inventing in next year’s competition. It’s likely to be much more elaborate than Joshua’s dirty sock picker-upper-er, that’s for sure!1996 September 24, Anne Glover, “Inventions both daffy and deft”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 49,629, page 8c
- Synonyms:
- picker-up, picker-upper
Examples of picker-upperer in a sentence
- I'm going to buy a tractor/lawn mower and design a picker-upperer, can't be that hard can it....1999 May 17, Greg Shield, “Manure - What to do with it....”, in alt.horsecare.basics (Usenet):
- Another chance to show off my handy-dandy keg mover/picker-upperer.2005 March 12, Ken Anderson, “Pellet Hops”, in rec.crafts.brewing (Usenet):
- Dad was concerned that you might distract me from my career as a litter picker-upperer, while Mam believed you’d be the incentive I’ve needed all along.2009, Gary William Murning, If I Never, Legend Press, →ISBN, page 120:
- In fact I hate writing so much that if you gave me a choice right now between writing in this journal or picking up dog poo, then I would definitely be a full-time poo picker-upperer […]2013, Mark Pardoe, The Andy Flegg Survival Guide, Puffin Books, →ISBN:
Synonyms of picker-upperer
Forms of picker-upperer
| plural | picker-upperers |
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Origin of picker-upperer
From pick up with the application of three -er suffixes. Compare cleaner-upperer and doer-upperer.
Questions about picker-upperer
- What does picker-upperer mean?
- Picker-upperer means one who, or that which, picks up (something).
- How do you use picker-upperer in a sentence?
- I'm going to buy a tractor/lawn mower and design a picker-upperer, can't be that hard can it....
- What part of speech is picker-upperer?
- Picker-upperer is a noun.
- What is the plural of picker-upperer?
- The plural of picker-upperer is picker-upperers.
Words near picker-upperer in the dictionary
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