Definition of cherry picker:
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(figurative) A person or group that picks the best for themselves; one who cherry-picks.
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(figurative) A person or group that picks only evidence which supports an argument and ignores evidence which contradicts it; one who cherry-picks.
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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.
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(literal) A person or device that harvests cherries, or that aids in the harvesting of cherries.
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A cantilevered tool for installing or removing a vehicle's engine block.
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(military, historical, slang) Synonym of Cherrybum (“a member of the 11th Hussars cavalry regiment”).