walker

Noun (1)

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.
   • He decided to become a long-distance walker for charity events.
2. (rare) One who walks (takes for a walk).
   • 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 plural, often) A shoe designed for comfortable walking.
5. A 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.
   • 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
7. A gressorial bird.
8. A forester.
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.2011, Dave Wolverton, The Courtship of Princess Leia: Star Wars Legends, page 144
   • It also takes a good amount of inspiration from Metal Gear Solid 4s biomechanical designs, namely the Gekko walkers' and their synthetic musculature.2019, Joe Meno, BrickJournal #60, page 37
10. A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.
11. (Philippines) 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.2019 June 22, Charisse Ursal, “Social media lures young people to engage in sex for money”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer

Proper noun capitalized: Walker

Walker (countable and uncountable, plural Walkers)

1. 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.2018 January 17, Deidre Walsh, “Republican Study Committee Chairman supports ‘crap sandwich’ funding bill”, in CNN
   • 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
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A settlement in Yavapai County, Arizona.
4. A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
5. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Illinois.
6. A minor city in Linn County, Iowa.
7. An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas.
8. A city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana.
9. A city in Kent County, Michigan.
10. A minor city, the county seat of Cass County, Minnesota.
11. A minor city in Vernon County, Missouri.
12. An unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia.

Interjection capitalized: Walker

1. (UK, archaic, slang) Expressing scornful rejection or disbelief.
   • “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...1843, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Stave Five

   Synonyms:

   fiddlesticks, horsefeathers, pull the other one

Noun (2) capitalized: Walker

Walker (plural Walkers)

1. (numismatic slang) A 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