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.

Other Words From

• finger·picker noun

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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

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

From The Daily Beast