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. Usually Walker. Informal. 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 Breed·love [breed, -luhv], 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 calledbaby 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. WalkerAlice (Malsenior)1944FUSWRITING: writer 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. WalkerSirJohn1952MNew ZealandSPORT AND GAMES: runner 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

Nikolaj and other walkers made me comfortable on the hill and I was given the medication I carry with me.

From BBC

Ijaz has been a volunteer for the last 20 years, with many stories of rescuing lost walkers in the mountains.

From BBC

Ailey was Jamison’s “spiritual walker, my mentor and my support.”

From Los Angeles Times

Neospora has been branded a "silent killer" but is easily avoided if dog walkers bag and bin their pets' faeces.

From BBC

“We cater to all kinds of walkers, which is sometimes tricky if we have some people walking faster or slower than others,” Petersen wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• hiker