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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

Etymology

Origin of walker

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

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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walker Walker walkers

“I’m generally very cautious about starting a GLP-1 in my older adult patients who have functional impairments, like needing a walker to ambulate or needing assistance with transferring from a bed to a chair.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

She could be a fast walker — most people who live in New York are.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Four days later, Varley sent his mother Karen Graham, a video of Preston in his walker, and she replied: "Clever boy xxx"

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

“My day is Monday. I’m a walker on certain days,” Nelson said.

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2026

It would be difficult enough to get Abby back to the camper without her walker; it would be disastrous to go in the wrong direction.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

Also opening a shop in the center is Pacific Palisades fashion designer Elyse Walker, who lost her 25-year flagship location on Antioch Street to the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

In his short tenure as owner, the team said goodbye to LeBron James, gave Austin Reaves a long contract extension, traded for impact center Walker Kessler and signed several complementary players.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

And, whatever it concludes, the Virginia investigation is a reminder that, as the court observed in the Walker case, all of us have a duty to secure “justice for all persons, whether living or deceased.”

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

Stevie Walker said they had endured "unimaginable heartbreak".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The Walker never said it was a stone creature!

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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

Skye MRT said walkers should be wary of technology failing and be able to use a map and compass.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

When our Zoom began, she apologized for the noises outside — construction, dog walkers, gardeners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Simeon now asked Ms. Post, who had put a hand up to signal for other walkers to hold tight on the corner and wait for her whistle.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

Related Words

• hiker