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walker
/ˈwɔkɚ/
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What does walker mean?
noun
- 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.
- A walking frame or baby walker.
- A shoe designed for comfortable walking.
More meanings (27)
noun
- A zombie.
- A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event.
- A gressorial bird.
- A forester.
- A kind of military robot or mecha with legs for locomotion.
- A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.
- A prostitute, streetwalker.
- Alternative form of waulker.
- A Walking Liberty half dollar.
- (rare) One who walks (takes for a walk).
proper noun
- A northern English surname originating as an occupation from the occupation of treating cloth by "walking" it.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A settlement in Yavapai County, Arizona.
- A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Linn County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas.
- A city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
- A city in Kent County, Michigan.
- A minor city, the county seat of Cass County, Minnesota.
- A minor city in Vernon County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Cranmoor, Wood County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships, in Arkansas (3), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (3), Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania (4).
- A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2864).
- A neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
interjection
- (archaic, slang) Expressing scornful rejection or disbelief.
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IPA pronunciation
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See this word in context.
After leaving Walker Lake the sage-brush country began, and the freight rolled heavily over tracks that threw off visible layers of heat.
I found my guide a first-rate walker and a good botanist, knowing the names of all the plants and trees in Welsh.
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The walker is frequently tempted to turn and linger near some more than usually handsome one, whose blossoms are two thirds expanded.
And of Dave Walker, who fought to a standstill with his bare fists alone five men who had sworn to kill him.
Mr. Walker was an observant man, who has since that time installed a number of waterworks systems and obtained several patents of his own.