corn picker

noun

1. a machine for picking the ears of corn from standing stalks and removing the husks.

corn-picker

noun

1. a machine for removing ears of maize from the standing stalks, often also equipped to separate the corn from the husk and shell

Other Words From

• corn picking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of corn picker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

A plastic and metal model of a one-row, tractor-drawn corn picker.

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