rockpicker

English

Etymology

From rock +‎ pick +‎ -er.

Noun

rockpicker (plural rockpickers)

1. (agriculture) A farmer or laborer reducing the stoniness of farm fields by picking out the rocks. A role played periodically, not a vocation.
2. (mining, ore dressing) A person, machine, or machine component that cleans out the rocks during ore dressing.

Related terms

• rockpicking

See also

• air knife