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catwalker

catwalker noun: a fashion model who works on a catwalk.

Noun (1)

catwalker (plural catwalkers)

  1. (informal) A fashion model who works on a catwalk.
    • The bouncer insisted that the club had hit maximum capacity— even though others were allowed in and it was not that crowded inside— and told the Czech catwalker to get in line like a civilian.2003, New York - Volume 36, page 9
    • Originally a model herself, she made her acting debut as an aspiring catwalker (with Michael Learned and Leah Remini, hugging, and Alison Elliott, right) in an '89 sitcom.2003, Editors of People Magazine, People: 100 Greatest TV Stars of Our Time, →ISBN, page 58
  2. One who works on a catwalk (high elevated platform).
    • Production Assistant and catwalker on Harry and Tonto.1976, Directors Guild of America, Directory of Members, page 118
    • Like the man who work on the swaying cables of suspension bridges and steel girders of skyscrapers, the catwalkers are nonchalant about the height, the slim path they tread and the penalty of a false step.1984, Gene Brown, The New York Times Encyclopedia of Film: 1964-1968, →ISBN

Noun (2)

catwalker (plural catwalkers)

  1. (informal, rare) One who walks a cat or cats.
    • Worthless Wiecky, janitor and catwalker! I can just see the haughty cat, tail tall, glide serenely across the lobby as the witless Wiecky holds the door for it while inside the elevator his employer fidgets at the delay!2006 September 14, Andre Jute, “"Worthless Wiecky" stalks Mr Jute”, in rec.audio.opinion (Usenet)
    • The centralized hub provides weary catwalkers with a spacious rest area—and sanctuary from children and other loud noises.2009, Bob Walker, The Cats' House, →ISBN, page 33

Examples of catwalker in a sentence

  • Twenty years later, dissatisfied with the lack of foundation shades for women of color, she segued from catwalker to cosmetics entrepreneur, founding her eponymous line.2005, Elle - Issues 242-243, page 258:
  • The longer the walk, the longer the finished rope or cable, so the narrow catwalks began high up under the roof, with a catwalker walking backwards to add the hemp strands fed to him by helpers.1985, Oliver Howard, Goldena Roland Howard, The Mark Twain Book, page 39:
  • The catwalker is the fascinated but detached spectator who now and then has a strange illusion of power— "the feeling . . . that you could put out your finger and make a change in the universe."1987, Ruth Marguerite Vande Kieft, Twayne's United States Authors Series - Volume 15, page 90:

Forms of catwalker

pluralcatwalkers

Origin of catwalker

From catwalk + -er.

From cat + walker.

Questions about catwalker

What does catwalker mean?
Catwalker means a fashion model who works on a catwalk.
How do you use catwalker in a sentence?
Twenty years later, dissatisfied with the lack of foundation shades for women of color, she segued from catwalker to cosmetics entrepreneur, founding her eponymous line.
What part of speech is catwalker?
Catwalker is a noun.
What is the plural of catwalker?
The plural of catwalker is catwalkers.

Words near catwalker in the dictionary

  1. caturs
  2. CATV
  3. catvertising
  4. catwal
  5. catwalk
  6. catwalker
  7. catwalkers
  8. catwalklike
  9. catwalks
  10. catwals
  11. catwise

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