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nutpick

nutpick

9.9
A person who collects nuts from trees to eat or sell
  • noun
  • /ˈnʌtˌpɪk/
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  • As a skilled nutpick, he knew the best spots to find hazelnuts each autumn.

Examples

  • Local markets often buy from the nutpick who collects chestnuts in the countryside.

  • The nutpick collected acorns from the oak trees.

  • The nutpick spent hours searching the forest floor for ripe walnuts.

  • Many nutpicks gather walnuts in the fall.

  • The nutpick carefully chose the ripest pecans from the tree to sell at the market.

  • During the harvest season, the nutpick filled his basket with a variety of nuts.

  • Many nutpicks enjoy sharing their tips on the best locations for finding almonds.

Synonyms

picker
vsnutpick
20 1.4

A person who chooses or gathers items, often fruit

gathers specifically nuts from trees or hedgerows for food or sale
harvester
vsnutpick
9 2.0

A person or machine that collects crops when they are ready

focuses on small scale hand gathering of nuts from trees
cropper
vsnutpick
1 7.5

A small farmer who grows and gathers food plants

is mainly a seasonal gatherer focusing on collecting nuts rather than farming

Surface Forms

nutpick singular
nutpicks plural

Morphology

nutpick = nut + pick (transparent) = nut + pick

The meaning is directly formed from the compound elements 'nut' + 'pick' (a person who picks or gathers nuts).

Etymology

Nutpick combines the simple parts nut and pick, where 'pick' means 'to gather'. So a nutpick is a person who goes out to collect nuts from trees or hedges.