fin·ger·pick (f?ng?g?r-p?k?)v. fin·ger·picked, fin·ger·pick·ing, fin·ger·picks v.intr. To play a stringed instrument, such as the guitar or banjo, by plucking individual strings with the fingers.v.tr. To play (a stringed instrument) by plucking individual strings with the fingers.n. or finger pick A pointed, slightly curved plectrum worn on the fingertip, used in playing a stringed instrument such as the guitar or banjo.fin?ger·pick?er n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.fingerpick (?f?????p?k) vb (intr) to pluck the strings of an instrument with the fingersna plectrum worn on the finger (rather than on the thumb)Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014