Picker

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker. "Pickers and stealers." Shak.

2. A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces so as to loosen and separate the fiber.

3. The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the shuttle, and impels it through the warp.

4. A priming wire for cleaning the vent.