potatisplockare

Potatisplockare is a Swedish noun meaning "potato picker." The word is formed from potatis (potato) and plockare (picker), and it refers to a person rather than a tool.

In historical Swedish agriculture, potatisplockare were seasonal laborers who helped during potato harvests. Their work typically involved gathering tubers that remained in the soil after digging or sorting through harvested piles to remove damaged or undersized potatoes before storage. The role required careful handling to avoid bruising and loss of yield.

The use of potatisplockare diminished with the increased mechanization of harvests and improvements in storage and handling of potatoes in the 20th century. Today the term is largely historical or regional, and in contemporary contexts it is more commonly understood as a descriptor of a field worker who collects potatoes, rather than as a reference to a specific device or modern occupation.