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fingerpick

[ fing-ger-pik ]

noun

  1. a plectrum.worn on the finger.


verb (used with object)

  1. to play (an instrument, especiallya guitar or banjo) by plucking its strings with the fingers or a fingerpick.

verb (used without object)

  1. to play a stringed instrument using the fingers or a fingerpick.
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Other Words From

  • finger·picker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fingerpick1

First recorded in 1890–95; finger ( def ) + pick 2( def ) for the noun sense, finger ( def ) + pick 1( def ) for the verb senses
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Example Sentences

After that, he used a fingerpick on his pinkie to strum the guitar.

He could fingerpick as well as he flatpicked, and he sang with such dexterity that he made it all sound effortless.

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