line-pickers
nounUK /ˈlaɪn ˌpɪkəz/
US /ˈlaɪn ˌpɪkərz/
People whose job is to pick up trash along the sides of roads.
The line-pickers cleaned the highway shoulder after the parade.
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2. Workers who pick items from a moving line, such as in a factory or warehouse.
The line-pickers sorted packages as they came down the conveyor belt.
3. People who choose which lines of text or code to keep or remove.
The editors acted as line-pickers, trimming weak sentences from the draft.
4. Devices or tools used to pick or separate lines, such as fishing line cutters.
The anglers kept line-pickers in their tackle boxes for quick repairs.