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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

/ ˈɔːə /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Walker

2

/ ˈɔːə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of walker1

First recorded in 1325–75; walk, -er 1
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One particularly adventurous walker was trying to make it up the mountain twice in one day with his dog Benji.

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The area has now become a haven for wildlife with paths for walkers and cyclists.

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The family of a dog walker killed by a psychiatric patient have said his death was "just the beginning of their nightmare" after learning his attacker has now been allowed out on visits.

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A woman leaning on a walker approached the doors after getting out of her Uber.

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Fires in the Mourne Mountains, County Down, have been brought under control, but walkers are being advised to avoid the area until further notice.

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