walker

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The agent noun of to walk

   The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.

   • The park was full of morning walkers enjoying the fresh air.
   • He decided to become a long-distance walker for charity events.
   • I would ask for the pleasure of your company, Mr. Knightley, but I am a very slow walker, and my pace would be tedious to you; and, besides, you have another long walk before you, to Donwell Abbey.
2. 2

   One who walks (takes for a walk).

   • Consequently, he had developed a new variation on an old habit. That of grabbing the leash between his teeth and pulling as hard as he could, making it look as if he were the walker, and the walker the walkee.
   • I remember that walking a dog is a good way to get both the walker and the walkee in shape.
3. 3

   A walking frame or baby walker.

   • The elderly woman used a walker to help her move around more easily.
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   1. 4

      A shoe designed for comfortable walking.

   2. 5

      A zombie.

      • Dead people, walkers, as you call them, are somehow, and for some reason, attacking.
   3. 6

      A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event.

      • He's really just a 'walker' for old ladies!" Walkers, now, are a special breed of pilot fish — entertaining male escorts.
      • In the vernacular of the trade, he was what is commonly known as "a walker" — an entertaining male escort who is usually sexually unthreatening […]
   4. 7

      A gressorial bird.

   5. 8

      A forester.

   6. 9

      A kind of military robot or mecha with legs for locomotion.

      • Two of the walkers circled the pillars. Their searchlights played through the trees, then turned back to Leia and the others.
      • It also takes a good amount of inspiration from Metal Gear Solid 4s biomechanical designs, namely the Gekko walkers' and their synthetic musculature.
   7. 10

      A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the…

      A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.

   8. 11

      A prostitute, streetwalker.

      • A single mother of three, Rachel is what Facebook users call as ^([sic]) “walker,” or an online sex worker. Using a dummy account, she posts her sexy photos and informs page visitors that she’s available for sex in exchange for money.
   9. 12

      Alternative form of waulker.

   10. 13

       A northern English surname originating as an occupation from the occupation of treating…

       A northern English surname originating as an occupation from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.

       • But Walker said going forward he’s not opposed to forcing Democrats to take the heat if there is a standoff over the same issues in February, but said his party needs to do a better job laying the groundwork.
   11. 14

       A male given name transferred from the surname.

   12. 15

       A placename

       A placename:

   13. 16

       Expressing scornful rejection or disbelief.

   14. 17

       A Walking Liberty half dollar.

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