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pickler

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: P IH1 K AH0 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P IH1 K L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

A surname from German.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

One who pickles food products.

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noun

Meaning 3

A cucumber grown for pickling.

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noun

Meaning 4

A machine that pickles metal.

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noun

Meaning 5

(in the Python programming language) A program or algorithm that performs serialization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

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noun

Meaning 6

A person who enjoys the sport of pickleball, especially one who is obsessed with the game.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pickler, or an altered form of South German Pichler.

From pickle + -er.

From (pickleball - ball) + er.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pikkelöijä — one who pickles
  • Finnish: säilöjä — one who pickles
  • Finnish: avomaankurkku — type of cucumber
  • German: Einlegegurke — type of cucumber
  • Finnish: peittauskone — machine that pickles metal