Definitions

1. noun

a person who picks fruit or other produce from the ground, especially in a labor-intensive or haphazard way

“The underpicks were the ones responsible for finding the ripest fruits in the orchard.”

2. verb

to pick fruit or other produce from the ground in a labor-intensive or haphazard way

“The farmer underpicked the apples, leaving some of the best ones to rot on the tree.”