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cherry picker
What does cherry picker mean?
An aerial work platform — a hydraulic boom with a bucket on the end, usually mounted to a truck. Linemen, sign techs, and tree crews ride them up to do work overhead. Name comes from orchard rigs originally built to pick cherries without ladders.
"Pole's a forty-footer, we're not free-climbing that — get the cherry picker up here."
Origin
Originally agricultural — booms designed for harvesting fruit from tall trees; adopted by utility and construction trades by the mid-20th century.
Frequently asked questions
What is a cherry picker?
It's a truck-mounted bucket lift used for working at height.
How do you use cherry picker in a sentence?
"They brought in a cherry picker to reach the top of the streetlight."
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