as in wanderer
a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure I began to lose weight after I gave up my sedentary lifestyle and became a daily walker

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Recent Examples of walker On Saturday, March 8, the body of Tyler Goodrich, who had been missing since Nov. 3, 2023, was found by a dog walker in a wooded area about half a mile from his home, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office press conference over the weekend. Raven Brunner, People.com, 11 Mar. 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, 26 Feb. 2025 From there, the road arises under the footsteps of the walker. Oleg Sadikov, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 On a balmy day, walkers can be seen heading past the Waukegan Port District’s South Marina to the beacon. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for walker

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“Walker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walker. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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