cherry picker

or cher·ry-pick·er, cher·ry·pick·er


noun

a moveable boom, having a bucketlike attachment at its top that is large enough to carry a worker: used for repairing telephone lines, pruning trees, etc.
a vehicle equipped with such a boom.

Origin of cherry picker

First recorded in 1860–65

British Dictionary definitions for cherry picker

cherry picker

noun

a hydraulic crane, esp one mounted on a lorry, that has an elbow joint or telescopic arm supporting a basket-like platform enabling a person to service high power lines or to carry out similar operations above the ground