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    handpicked
    /ˈhan(d)ˈpikt/

    adjective

    • 1. selected carefully with a particular purpose in mind: "a handpicked team"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › handpickHandpick Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to pick by hand as opposed to a machine process. 2. : to select personally or for personal ends. Synonyms. cherry-pick. choose. cull. elect. name. opt (for) pick. prefer. select. single (out) tag. take. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of handpick in a Sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHANDPICKED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HANDPICKED definition: 1. Someone who is handpicked has been carefully chosen for a special job or purpose: 2. Someone…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHANDPICKED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HANDPICKED meaning: 1. Someone who is handpicked has been carefully chosen for a special job or purpose: 2. Someone…. Learn more.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAND-PICKED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    used to describe someone who has been carefully chosen for a particular job or activity: The 74 year-old has ceded day-to-day control of the company to a hand picked team of managers. be handpicked for sth/to do sth The 35-year-old Australian citizen was hand picked for the post.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHANDPICK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is handpicked, they are very carefully chosen by someone in authority for a particular purpose or a particular job. He was handpicked for this job by the Admiral. He was able to handpick his successor.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › handpickedHandpicked Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    verb. Picked by hand; picked or selected with care. The apple was handpicked from the tree. Wiktionary. Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual. He was handpicked to run the project. Wiktionary. Origin of Handpicked. From hand pick + -ed. simple past tense and past participle of handpick. From Wiktionary.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › handpickedhandpicked | meaning of handpicked in Longman Dictionary of ...

    handpicked meaning, definition, what is handpicked: someone who is handpicked has been caref...: Learn more.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › handpickHANDPICK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) to pick by hand. to select personally and with care: The boss handpicked his assistants. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of handpick 1. First recorded in 1825–35; hand + pick 1. Discover More. Example Sentences.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › handpickedHandpicked - definition of handpicked by The Free Dictionary

    Define handpicked. handpicked synonyms, handpicked pronunciation, handpicked translation, English dictionary definition of handpicked. tr.v. hand·picked , hand·pick·ing , hand·picks 1. To gather or pick by hand. 2. To select personally. hand′picked′ adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hand-pickHand-pick - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jul 14, 2024 · hand-pick. Other forms: hand-picked; hand-picking. Definitions of hand-pick. verb. pick personally and very carefully. “the director hand-picked his new team”. see more. Cite this entry. Style: