cherry picker
Noun

cherry picker (plural cherry pickers)

  1. A piece of equipment consisting of a large basket at the end of an extensible boom, often mounted on a truck body, and used by workers to reach inaccessible places such as power lines and tall trees.
  2. A person or group that picks the best for themselves; one who cherry-picks.
  3. A person or group that picks only evidence which supports an argument and ignores evidence which contradicts it; one who cherry-picks.
  4. A person or device that harvests cherries, or that aids in the harvesting of cherries.
Synonyms
  • (equipment) boom lift, man lift, basket crane, hydraladder, bucket truck
  • (person who cherry-picks, in sports) goalhanger (UK)
Translations Translations
  • German: Rosinenpicker



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