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cherry picker 

In sports, someone who prefers to take only easy shots. Mildly disparaging.
A common example comes from basketball, in which a "cherry picker" is a person who favors short shots, but especially a person who sits in the back court by the basket waiting for an outlet pass on a change of possession, enabling them to score easily before any defenders can reach them.
The origins of this term may come from the notion of "cherry picking" as attempting, or picking, only those things that are easily obtained, or only what suits your taste best, as a cherry might.
That punk can't ball for nothin'. He just sits back and cherry picks all day.
cherry picker by osofuchi March 17, 2005

cherry picker 

These are ignorant dotards that take things out of the bible that fit their moronic agenda. They are hypocritical, idiotic bastards that don't know what keeps the sun shining.
Those cherry pickers only memorized the incest parts of the bible.

Constitutional Cherry Picker 

One who interprets the United States Constitution to coincide with their own worldview by selecting certain amendments to defend at all costs, while dismissing others.
A Constitutional Cherry Picker is someone who quotes the constitution while claiming that the 2nd amendment protects everyone's absolute right to own and carry a gun anywhere, but simultaneously believes that Muslims should not be granted religious freedom to build a mosque 2 blocks away from the 9/11 ground zero site.

cherry picker 

A person who attempts to seduce young women or virgins.
Gary's going out with a 16yr old, he's always been a bit of a cherry picker
cherry picker by Angus Prune April 17, 2003

cherry picker 

1) Person who choses easy tasks over challenging ones.

2) Man who seduces young virgins.
1) "You chose to update the booklets rather than take on the big Hong Kong project? You are such a cherry picker!"

2) "You're dating another Freshman English major? You are such a cherry picker!"
cherry picker by AbnormalBoy April 16, 2004

cherry picker 

Among the other potential definitions for this, a Cherry Picker is also slang to auto mechanics who are actually reffering to an Engine Hoist.

So when they say that they need a cherry picker, they mean they need an Engine Hoist. These hoists lift out the engines and transmissions (and transaxles) from cars and trucks.
"Hey, Jerry...Get that cherry picker over here, we have this motor ready to lift out of that black Impala!"

"Ok, let me wheel that sucker over there. Hold on."
cherry picker by Jesse Giswold April 27, 2006