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  walker

  noun

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

  noun

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

walker

¹ American  

[waw-ker] / ˈwɔ kər /

noun

• walkers
  plural

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.

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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.

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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

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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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• walkers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of walker

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

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Explanation

If you get from one place to another using the power of your own two legs, you're a walker. Whether you stroll, saunter, or stride, you can still describe yourself as a walker. You can also call a walker a pedestrian, or if they walk on wooded trails and up hilly slopes, a hiker. There's an entirely different meaning of this word as well — a walker is also a supportive frame that elderly people or people with disabilities can use to help them get around. Even if you use a walker for stability when you walk, you're still a walker!

Example Sentences

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This necessitates using canes, trekking poles and the occasional walker as well as taking a wheelchair to the airport gate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

"It's no trouble at all," said the dog walker about living near the base.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

This goes way beyond just a lifestyle issue where the younger spouse is ready for pickleball just as the other needs a walker to get to the bathroom.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Fox had had parts of his spleen, pancreas, and small and large intestine removed, and yet his tubes and catheter were out and he was already walking with a walker.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Jonathan helped Abby stand up and placed her walker in position.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

“You Miss Me” combines the theatricality of Roxy Music with the supper-club creepiness of chamber-pop singer Scott Walker, its pulsing orchestrations signaling danger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Walker acknowledges some people do need the help—including three of his grandchildren, who are on PIP.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Lakers star Luka Doncic puts on a show with Walker Kessler and Austin Reaves sidelined by injury in a 127-103 preseason win over the Sacramento Kings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

In a deft bit of narrative maneuvering, Gerald’s voice breaking was written into the show; Jamil Walker Smith played the character for all five seasons and one movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

King Walker was nothing like his name suggested.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

Cyclists, walkers and runners packed the white concrete trail along Bolsa Chica State Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Two engaged couples posed for wedding photos in between joggers, dog walkers and sightseers who clamored around Osprey Street to enjoy the day’s majestic sunset.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Today, the park is Greenville’s heart and lungs, frequented by joggers, walkers and cyclists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Mountain rescuers have warned walkers to approach the popular Skye Trail with caution after 20 people required assistance in a 13-hour period.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

The walkers didn’t do anything to make my passage easier as I neared.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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