1. a guitarist or other stringed-instrument player who plucks the strings individually with the fingers rather than using a pick or plectrum
Usage: common in folk, country, and classical music

Examples

• The folk guitarist was an accomplished fingerpicker who could play intricate melodies without a pick.
• Many classical musicians are fingerpickers by training.
• He switched from using a pick to becoming a fingerpicker to achieve a warmer tone.
• The bluegrass band featured a talented fingerpicker on the banjo.
• Fingerpickers often develop calluses on their fingertips from years of practice.