walker

¹

[waw-ker]

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

[waw-ker]

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

/ 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

Walker

²

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of walker¹

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

Example Sentences

Dog walkers and parents with small children play in refurbished parks.

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re a bunch of people moving around, shaking, some have walkers, it’s nothing to be ashamed of. We’re a beautiful bunch.”

From Los Angeles Times

The skeletal remains of a man who went missing six years ago were found by a walker in a secluded area in south Wales, an inquest has heard.

From BBC

“I went to them and said, ‘Hey, can we have one of those stilt walkers?’” says Slash, referring to the larger-than-life lurkers who haunt guests during the festivities.

From Los Angeles Times

The walkers keep a grueling pace of 4 miles per hour and are trailed by soldiers.

From Salon

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