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
Words nearby cherry picker
cherry brandy,
cherry coal,
cherry laurel,
cherry orchard, the,
cherry pepper,
cherry picker,
cherry pie,
cherry plum,
cherry red,
cherry tomato,
cherry-bob
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