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Meaning of cherrypicker

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cherrypicker

noun

Definitions

  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 lines and tall trees.

  2. A cantilevered tool for installing or removing the engine block from a vehicle (also known as an engine crane or engine hoist)

  3. A person or group that picks the best for themselves; one who cherry-picks.

  4. A person or group that picks only evidence which supports an argument and ignores evidence which contradicts it; one who cherry-picks.