walker

plural walkers

1. 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.

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   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.

   1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter VIII, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 118

   We hired a walker for the dogs during the day.

   2005, Carlo De Vito, 10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me: Life Lessons from a Man's Best Friend, page 88

   A distracted walker also may be missing an opportunity to bond with their dog, says Burch of the American Kennel Club. “Interacting and having fun together forms a bond that can last a lifetime,” she says.

   2023 July 2, Brandon Griggs, “We’re multitasking while walking our dogs. Animal experts say this is a problem”, in CNN

   To better help you in your quest, we asked multiple podiatrists and seasoned long-distance walkers exactly what to look for when selecting the best walking shoes.

   2024 September 6, Isla Harvey, “The 10 most comfortable walking shoes, according to podiatrists and shoe experts”, in CNN

2. rareOne who walks (takes for a walk).

   I remember that walking a dog is a good way to get both the walker and the walkee in shape.

   2013, Teresa Lynn Paris McDonnell, The Diet God, [Morrisville, N.C.]: [Lulu.com], →ISBN, page 96

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   Accompanying her was Prinny, who was made very happy by this intimation that he was to be taken for a walk, an undertaking for which the servants generally drew lots, the dog’s mass being so considerable and energetic that the walker inevitably became the walkee.

   1986, Maggie MacKeever, Lady Sherry and the Highwayman, New York, N.Y.: Fawcett Crest, →ISBN, page 17

   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.

   2009, Yvonne Sherwell, “Her Dog”, in Paranoid Pip, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 29

3. A walking frame or baby walker.

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

   Synonyms: rollator, Zimmer frame

4. in pluraloftenA shoe designed for comfortable walking.
5. fictionA zombie.

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

   1980, Gary Brandner, chapter 17, in Walkers (fiction; paperback), Fawcett Publications, →ISBN

6. A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event.

   – Do you think they’re sausages? said Samia, a colleague whom Jane had brought along as her walker.

   2015 July 26, Will Self, “Original short story: Architectural Salvage, by Will Self”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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   He's really just a 'walker' for old ladies!" Walkers, now, are a special breed of pilot fish — entertaining male escorts.

   1980 December 29, New York, volume 14, number 1, page 26

   Women at the top — Lady Di and Nancy Reagan in particular — apparently have 'walkers' — men to escort them on public and private occasions providing a respectable cover, while the male who is their sexual partner is off on more pressing business.

   1981, Spare rib: Volumes 108-119

   In the vernacular of the trade, he was what is commonly known as "a walker" — an entertaining male escort who is usually sexually unthreatening […]

   [1984, Clemens David Heymann, Poor little rich girl: the life and legend of Barbara Hutton

7. A gressorial bird.
8. lawA forester.
9. literatureA 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.

   2011, Dave Wolverton, The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Legends, page 144

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   It also takes a good amount of inspiration from Metal Gear Solid 4's biomechanical designs, namely the Gekko walkers and their synthetic musculature.

   2019, Joe Meno, BrickJournal #60, page 37

10. ball gamesA batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.
11. PhilippinesA 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.

    2019 June 22, Charisse Ursal, “Social media lures young people to engage in sex for money”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer

plural walkers

1. alternativeAlternative form of waulker.

plural Walkers

1. countableuncountableA 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.

   2018 January 17, Deidre Walsh, “Republican Study Committee Chairman supports ‘crap sandwich’ funding bill”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2018

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   Walker – a Republican frontrunner in the race for Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s seat who has racked up high-profile endorsements from both former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell – released a statement to the AJC on his college trajectory.

   2021 December 17, Rachel Janfaza, “Herschel Walker campaign deletes a false claim saying the Republican candidate for Senate graduated from college”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022

2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename:
   1. countableuncountableA settlement in Yavapai County, Arizona.
   2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Mono County, California.
   3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
   4. countableuncountableA minor city in Linn County, Iowa.
   5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas.
   6. countableuncountableA city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
   7. countableuncountableA city in Kent County, Michigan.
   8. countableuncountableA minor city, the county seat of Cass County, Minnesota.
   9. countableuncountableA minor city in Vernon County, Missouri.
   10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.
   11. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Cranmoor, Wood County, Wisconsin.
   12. countableuncountableA number of townships, in Arkansas (3), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (3), Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania (4).
   13. countableuncountableA suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2864).
   14. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in south-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

1. UKarchaicslangExpressing scornful rejection or disbelief.

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   “Do you know the Poulterer’s, in the next street but one, at the corner?” Scrooge inquired. “I should hope I did,” replied the lad. “An intelligent boy!” said Scrooge. “A remarkable boy! Do you know whether they’ve sold the prize Turkey that was hanging up there?—Not the little prize Turkey: the big one?” […] “Go and buy it.” “Walk-er!” exclaimed the boy. “No, no,” said Scrooge, “I am in earnest. Go and buy it, and tell ’em to bring it here, that I may give them the direction where to take it. Come back with the man, and I’ll give you a shilling. Come back with him in less than five minutes and I’ll give you half-a-crown!”

   1843, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Stave Five

   Synonyms: fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, pull the other one

plural Walkers

1. numismatic slangA Walking Liberty half dollar.

   I snagged this 1943 Walker on eBay the other day, and pulled it out of my mailbox today. It's in an ANACS holder, graded MS64. The auction photo was such that I could see what appeared to be something on the coin, but couldn't tell if it was a scratch, a cracked die, or what.

   2004 April 29, Larry Louks, “Walking Liberty Defect”, in rec.collecting.coins (Usenet), retrieved 03 Jan 2023