walk-alone

noun

A prison inmate who is kept apart from the other prisoners for their own safety.

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Meanings

nounwalk-alone (plural walk-alones)

plural walk-alones

  1. USA prison inmate who is kept apart from the other prisoners for their own safety.

Origin

Deverbal from walk alone.

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APA

walk-alone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk-alone

MLA

“walk-alone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk-alone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walk-alone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walk-alone.

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