subs. (colloquial).—1. A person whose labour profits, and is credited to, another; a GHOST (q.v.).
2. (common).—A chaperon. See GOOSEBERRY, subs. sense 2.
1884. Cornhill Magazine, Dec., p. 578. The good host experienced the sensations of being GOOSEBERRY-PICKER. He sat under a tree, ate, drank, smoked, and finally fell asleep, whilst the Prince and Ottilie explored the Gaulish city and the convent.
