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walker

1 American  
[waw-ker] / ˈwɔ kər /

noun

  1. an enclosing framework on casters or wheels for supporting a baby who is learning to walk.

  2. a similar mobility aid, usually a waist-high four-legged framework of lightweight metal, for support or balance while walking.

  3. Informal. Usually Walker Walker hound.

  4. a person or thing that walks or likes to walk.

    He's a great walker.

  5. Theater Slang. an extra or supernumerary.

  6. Slang. a musician required by a union contract to be hired and paid full salary even when not needed for performance.

Walker 2 American  
[waw-ker] / ˈwɔ kər /

noun

  1. Alice, born 1944, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

  2. David, 1785–1830, U.S. abolitionist.

  3. James John Jimmy, 1881–1946, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1926–32.

  4. John, born 1952, New Zealand track-and-field athlete.

  5. Sarah Breedlove 1867–1919, U.S. businesswoman and philanthropist.

  6. a city in W Michigan.

  7. a male given name.

walker 1 British  
/ ˈwɔːkə /

noun

  1. a person who walks

  2. Also called: baby walker.  a tubular frame on wheels or castors to support a baby learning to walk

  3. a similar support for walking, often with rubber feet, for use by disabled or infirm people

  4. a woman's escort at a social event

    let me introduce my walker for tonight
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Walker 2 British  
/ ˈwɔːkə /

noun

  1. Alice ( Malsenior ). born 1944, US writer: her works include In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women (1973) and the novels Meridian (1976), The Color Purple (1982), and Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992)

  2. Sir John. born 1952, New Zealand middle-distance runner, the first athlete to run one hundred sub-four-minute miles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of walker

First recorded in 1325–75; walk, -er 1

Example Sentences

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Human remains have been discovered on Ben Nevis following the search for a walker who went missing three years ago.

From BBC

Fergus said she had been alerted by a dog walker and "rushed down" to the cemetery.

From BBC

It is not suitable for inexperienced walkers and mountaineers or in wet and windy weather.

From BBC

If a decline in mobility is detected, it might suggest a walker.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today, wood gatherers have supplanted the usual walkers.

From Barron's

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