walker
[ waw-ker ]
/ ˈwɔ kər /
noun
an enclosing framework on casters or wheels for supporting a baby who is learning to walk.
a similar device, usually a waist-high four-legged framework of lightweight metal, for use by a weak or disabled person as a support while walking.
(usually initial capital letter) Informal.
Walker hound.
a person or thing that walks or likes to walk: He's a great walker.
Theater Slang.
an extra or supernumerary.
Slang.
a musician required by a union contract to be hired and paid full salary even when not needed for performance.
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Definition for walker (2 of 2)
Walker
[ waw-ker ]
/ ˈwɔ kər /
noun
Example sentences from the Web for walker
British Dictionary definitions for walker (1 of 2)
walker
/ (ˈwɔːkə) /
noun
a person who walks
Also called: baby walker
a tubular frame on wheels or castors to support a baby learning to walk
a similar support for walking, often with rubber feet, for use by disabled or infirm people
a woman's escort at a social event
let me introduce my walker for tonight
British Dictionary definitions for walker (2 of 2)
Walker
/ (ˈwɔːkə) /
noun
Alice (Malsenior). born 1944, US writer: her works include In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women (1973) and the novels Meridian (1976), The Color Purple (1982), and Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992)
Sir John. born 1952, New Zealand middle-distance runner, the first athlete to run one hundred sub-four-minute miles
Medical definitions for walker
walker
[ wô′kər ]
n.
A frame device used to support someone, such as an infant learning to walk or a convalescent learning to walk again.
A shoe specially designed for walking comfortably. Often used in the plural.