Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picker-up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
pick-er-up
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person employed on a shoot to pick up dead game.

noun

A person who picks things up.

Colloquial

noun

A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pickers-up (plural) picker-upper (alternative) picker-upperer (alternative)

Synonyms

lugger roper runner steerer

Questions

What does picker-up mean?
A person employed on a shoot to pick up dead game.

How to pronounce picker-up

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