1. handpicked - Adjective
2. handpicked - Verb
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
The farm sells handpicked apples and pears.
(figuratively) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
A number of handpicked employees will run the project.
handpicked
simple past and past participle of handpick
Most of these handpicked leaders were lawyers, and a few were physicians or educators; most had earned doctoral degrees. Among the more exotic specimens were Otto Ohlendorf, a handsome but argumentative young economist who had fallen into disfavor with Himmler. Otto Ohlendorf
I was a total jock growing up. I went to super-dorky basketball clinics and was handpicked to play on a state team called the Texas Heat. Erin Wasson
According to Andrew, Mitrokhin says during the following three years the KGB handpicked several dozen Sandinistas for intelligence and sabotage operations in the United States. Source: Internet
Apart from the presidential coup in 2000 in which the clubs voted out West Australian commissioner Terry O'Connor and installed outgoing Adelaide chairman Bob Hammond, the AFL has for years handpicked its own board members. Source: Internet
A brand new collection showcasing the best foreign-language drama series from around the world, handpicked specially for you. Source: Internet
A column of handpicked troopers, 3,584 sabers strong, crossed the Rapidan River at Ely’s Ford, about 65 miles north of Richmond. Source: Internet