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2
: something used in walking: such as
a
: a framework designed to support a baby learning to walk or an infirm or physically disabled person
b
: a walking shoe
Examples of walker in a Sentence
She joined a group of walkers in the neighborhood.
I began to lose weight after I gave up my sedentary lifestyle and became a daily walker.
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Addressing a raucous crowd of 300 supporters on his home reservation on Wednesday, Mr. Peltier, now 80, pumped his right fist repeatedly and displayed remarkable stamina for a partly blind man who needs a walker.
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Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Start between 8:30-9:15 a.m. March 15, Blue Jacket Park, 2501 General Rees Ave., Orlando, $4 per person, free for walkers ages 12 or younger who do not want credit, midfloridamilers.org, 808-342-8584, midfloridamilers.org.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
Each day, Bob Killough made the quarter of a mile walk down The Plaza with his walker to Dish on Thomas Avenue in east Charlotte.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
Early red carpet walkers include Tina Fey, Peyton Manning and Garrett Morris.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Start between 8:30-9:15 a.m. March 15, Blue Jacket Park, 2501 General Rees Ave., Orlando, $4 per person, free for walkers ages 12 or younger who do not want credit, midfloridamilers.org, 808-342-8584, midfloridamilers.org.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
Each day, Bob Killough made the quarter of a mile walk down The Plaza with his walker to Dish on Thomas Avenue in east Charlotte.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
Early red carpet walkers include Tina Fey, Peyton Manning and Garrett Morris.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Walker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walker. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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walker
noun
walk·er
ˈwȯ-kər 
1
: one that walks
2
: something used in walking
especially
: a framework that supports a baby learning to walk or an infirm or disabled person
Medical Definition
walker
noun
walk·er
ˈwȯ-kər
: a framework designed to support an infant learning to walk or an infirm or physically disabled person
Biographical Definition
Walker
2 of 3biographical name (2)
John E(rnest) 1941– British biochemist
Walker
3 of 3biographical name (3)
William 1824–1860 American filibuster
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