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.

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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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Etymology

Origin of walker

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

Example Sentences

He sat on a walker, much thinner than the last time I had seen him.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cardiff council said park rangers worked closely with its waste enforcement team to address dog fouling, including educating dog walkers where necessary.

From BBC

"I think it's called a walker, he's just out of his walker, so that tells you that he's not on the pitch."

From Barron's

A mountain rescue team has spoken of its astonishment after more than £38,000 was raised after it settled an unpaid hotel bill for two walkers.

From BBC

A mountain rescue team has issued a plea for two walkers it rescued to send money they promised to pay a hotel that took them in late at night.

From BBC

Related Words

• hiker