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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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“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

A tightrope walker who will perform high above the crowds at the Principality Stadium has said it is an "honour" to help Take That transform the venue into a giant circus.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2026

I navigate around a walker and a couple of canes.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

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

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

He printed the letter from Walker Coleman and another one like it from Ingmar Sigurdson.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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

It's remarkable because India remains, above all, a nation of walkers.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The first Saturday in May is a cherished tradition for New York’s die-hard walkers, who gather to circumnavigate Manhattan in one very long day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Most walkers walked to the left down Portal Avenue toward some of the other neighborhoods, but to the right—up Portal Ave.—is where Chestnut Homes were.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

Related Words

• hiker