cherry picker

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Synonyms: cherry picked, cherry-picker, cherrypicker, cherry pick, cherry-picked, cherry pickers, cherry picks, cherry sucker, berry picker

Antonyms: cherry picked, cherry-picker, cherrypicker, cherry pick, cherry-picked, cherry pickers, cherry picks, cherry sucker, berry picker

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Noun

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 line]]s and tall trees.
2. A [[cantilevered]] [[tool]] for installing or removing a [[vehicle]]'s [[engine block]].
3. {{lb|en|literal}} A person or device that [[harvest]]s [[cherry|cherries]], or that aids in the harvesting of cherries.
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} A person or group that picks the best for themselves; one who [[cherry-pick]]s.
5. {{lb|en|figurative}} A person or group that picks only evidence which supports an argument and ignores evidence which contradicts it; one who [[cherry-pick]]s.

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