picker-upperer
nounEtymology From pick up with the application of three -er suffixes. Compare cleaner-upperer and doer-upperer.
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Rare One who, or that which, picks up (something).
- There is a hotel with a valet which hires a clothes picker-upperer name of Jasper. While Jasper is out picking up or delivering, a call comes in from a room near where he is going.1956 December 8, Horace Sutton, “Booked for Travel: American Plan”, in Saturday Review, volume XXXIX, number 49, New York, N.Y.: Saturday Review, Inc., page 48, column 3:
- After the arrival of these new programs, who knows what the kids will be inventing in next year’s competition. It’s likely to be much more elaborate than Joshua’s dirty sock picker-upper-er, that’s for sure!1996 September 24, Anne Glover, “Inventions both daffy and deft”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 49,629, page 8c:
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- I'm going to buy a tractor/lawn mower and design a picker-upperer, can't be that hard can it....1999 May 17, Greg Shield, “Manure - What to do with it....”, in alt.horsecare.basics (Usenet):
- Finally, got a ride-on mower (25hp-it'll probably knock down trees, now to design a poo picker upperer).1999 June 2, Greg Shield, “ROUND PEN TRAINING”, in alt.animals.horses.breeding (Usenet):
- >There are at least 3 good reasons for flipping the ball. but the real reason everybody does it is so you dont have to bend over to pick up your practice balls. as a youngster learning the game it was a big no no to use one of those girly ball picker upperer things.1999 September 14, Fore Right!!!, “I FINALLY have a beef with Tiger Woods”, in rec.sport.golf (Usenet):
- sorry, that's my fault. a while ago, i spilled some red wine and had to use the goat beard as the quicker-picker upperer because it was the only thing handy.2000 February 8, wl, “Wow, this is a Classy NG/Lisa Nicole :)”, in alt.tv.ally-mcbeal (Usenet):