1. a person who stands outside a workplace or building to protest or prevent others from entering
2. a pointed wooden stake used as part of a fence
3. a soldier or group of soldiers stationed to watch for the enemy
Usage: military

1. to stand outside a workplace or building as a form of protest
2. to enclose or mark an area with pointed stakes

Examples

• The workers formed a picket line outside the factory.
• She joined the picket to protest unfair wages.
• The white picket fence surrounded the cottage garden.
• Several pickets were damaged in the storm.
• The union decided to picket the company headquarters.
• They picketed the store for three days.
• The soldiers posted a picket at the camp’s perimeter.