Walker

/ˈwɔːkə/ · noun

Meaning

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..

Definitions by Sense

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.
2. (rare) One who walks (takes for a walk).
3. A walking frame or baby walker.
4. (often in the plural) A shoe designed for comfortable walking.
5. (fiction) A zombie.
6. A male escort who accompanies a woman to an event.
7. A gressorial bird.
8. (law) A forester.

Example Sentences

The park was full of morning walkers enjoying the fresh air.

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.

We hired a walker for the dogs during the day.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Antonyms for walker

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• walkers

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